Table 1 Availability and functioning of cold chain materials and equipment
Equipment and resources | Frequency (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | DHS (n = 8) | IHC (n = 40) | Others (n = 17) | |
Vaccine refrigerator (n = 65) | ||||
Present | 57 (87.7) | 8 (100.0) | 36 (90.0) | 13 (76.5) |
Functioning | 53 (81.5) | 8 (100.0) | 32 (80.0) | 13 (76.5) |
Thermometer in functional refrigerators (n = 53) | ||||
Present | 51 (96.2) | 8 (100.0) | 30 (93.8) | 13(100.0) |
Functioning | 50 (94.3) | 7 (87.5) | 30 (93.8) | 13 (100.0) |
Temperature sheet on functional refrigerators (n = 53) | ||||
Present | 50 (94.3) | 6 (75.0) | 31 (96.9) | 13 (100.0) |
Up-to-date | 25 (47.2) | 3 (37.5) | 16 (50.0) | 6 (46.2) |
Cold chain contingency plan present (n = 57) | 12 (21.1) | 0 (0.0) | 10 (27.8) | 2 (15.4) |
National immunization guidelines present (n = 65) | 41 (63.1) | 5 (62.5) | 28 (70.0) | 8 (47.1) |
One personnel assigned to monitor cold chain (65) | 50 (76.9) | 8 (100.0) | 28 (70.0) | 14 (82.4) |
Power sources (n = 65) | ||||
Electricity | 53 (81.5) | 8 (100.0) | 30 (75.0) | 15 (88.2) |
Presence of at least two sources | 41 (63.1) | 4 (50.0) | 24 (60.0) | 13 (76.5) |
Cold boxes/vaccine carriers present | 65 (100.0) | 8 (100.0) | 40 (100.0) | 17 (100.0) |
Presence of icepack | 65 (100.0) | 8 (100.0) | 40 (100.0) | 17 (100.0) |