From: Program on immunization and cold chain monitoring: the status in eight health districts in Cameroon
Observed conditions of the cold chain status in health facilities | Number of health facilities (%) | |||
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Total | DHS | IHC | P value* | |
Availability of at least one functional refrigerator in health facilities | 28 (70.0) | 8 (100.0) | 20 (62.5) | 0.0404 |
Availability of at least one functional freezer in health facilities | 9 (22.5) | 6 (75.0) | 3(9.4) | 0.0005 |
Access to power supply | ||||
At least one source | 34 (85.0) | 8 (100.0) | 26 (81.3) | 0,2361 |
The power simply was permanent (total with power supply =34) | 7 (20.6) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (26.9) | 0.0900 |
Sources of power supply | ||||
Electricity as main source | 21(61.8) | 8 (100.0) | 13 (50.0) | 0,0112 |
Gas as main source | 12 (35.3) | 0 (0.0) | 12 (46.2) | 0.0176 |
Kerosene as main source | 01(2.9) | 0 (0.0) | 01(3.8) | 0.7647 |
Temperature recording | ||||
Temperature recording sheets pasted on refrigerators (total with refrigerators = 28) | 27 (96.4) | 8 (100.0) | 19 (95.0) | 0.0900 |
Thermometer available in refrigerators | 27 (96.4) | 7(87.5) | 20(100.0) | 0.1071 |
Temperature properly recorded (complete ad update) | 16 (40.7) | 5(71.4) | 11 (55.0) | 0.0872 |
Refrigerators with temperature within the recommended range (2-8°C) at the moment of observation | 20 (70.1) | 5 (71.4) | 15(75.0) | 0.3321 |
Proper storage of vaccines in the refrigerator | 22 (78.6) | 5 (62..5) | 17 (85.5) | 0.0392 |
Proper parking of ice packs in refrigerators | 13 (46.4) | 2 (25.0) | 11 (55.0) | 0.0314 |
Refrigerators with vaccine vial monitor that has change | 3 (10.7) | 1 (12.5) | 2 (10.0) | 0.1146 |
Refrigerators with other product than vaccine, diluents and ice packs | 8 (28.6) | 4 (50.0) | 4 (20.0) | 0.0235 |