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. 2016 Jun;16(2):576–583. doi: 10.4314/ahs.v16i2.27

Table 2.

Association between Awareness, Use of Vaccine Handling and Storage Guideline, Training on Vaccine Management, Knowledge of Vaccine Management, and Vaccine Handling and Storage Practices

Variables Vaccine Handling
& Storage Practices
Chi-Square
value
P value
No (%)
Good Poor
Awareness of a Vaccine
Handling & Storage
Guideline
Yes 196 (70.3) 83 (29.7) 8.251 0.004
No 55 (54.5) 46 (45.5)
Have you ever read a
Vaccine Handling &
Storage Guideline
Yes 188 (73.2) 69 (26.8) 13.123 <0.001
No 8 (36.4) 14 (63.6)
Received Formal Training
on Vaccine Handling and
Storage
Yes 150 (61.0) 96 (39.0) 8.019 0.005
No 101 (75.4) 33 (24.6)
Knowledge of Vaccine
Handling and Storage
Good 147 (90.2) 16 (9.8) 74.128 <0.001
Poor 104 (47.9) 113 (52.1)
When was the last time you
read a Vaccine Handling &
Storage Guideline (months)
< 1 37 (63.8) 21 (36.2) 0.233
1 – 3 54 (74.0) 19 (26.0) 4.280
4 – 6 28 (82.4) 6 (17.6)
Over 6 64 (75.3) 21 (24.7)