Table 2. Characteristics and knowledge, attitudes, and practices of surveyed health workers: Chad and Malawi, 2015.

		Chad		Malawi
		n	%	n	%
HEALTH WORKER SURVEY	TOTAL	179		262
Health worker demographics
Sex		168		257
Male		63	38	148	58
Female		105	63	109	42
Professional Training		171		261
Clinician		10	6	25	10
Nurse/Midwife		124	73	40	15
Nursing Assistant (Chad)/Assistant Environmental Health Officer (Malawi)		15	9	5	2
Community Health Worker (Chad)/Health Surveillance Assistant (Malawi)		5	3	172	66
Other		17	10	19	7
Type of Service		166		262
Public or government		120	72	256	98
Private		22	13	1	<1
Other		24	15	5	2
Ever trained in vaccination or vaccine-preventable diseases		167		256
Yes		112	67	187	73
No		55	33	69	27
Health worker knowledge, attitudes, practices
I feel my knowledge of vaccination is insufficient or out of date		156		253
Agree		67	43	118	47
Disagree		89	57	135	53
What are contraindications for any vaccine?		150		250
Local reaction to previous dose		23	15	23	9
Low grade fever		52	35	123	49
Seizures under medical treatment		8	5	24	10
Pneumonia and other serious diseases		10	8	30	12
None of the above		57	38	50	20
When should vaccination status be assessed?		148		253
Child’s wellness/routine visit		100	68	18	7
Consultation for any illness		19	13	52	21
When a child is accompanying an adult for any reason		5	3	45	18
All of the above		24	16	138	55
What instructions do you give caregivers when you give them a new HBR?1		142		243
Keep this card safe		81	57	166	68
Bring this card to all visits to the health facility		94	66	228	94
Bring this card only when you come for vaccinations		58	41	37	15
No instructions given		5	4	4	2
There is sufficient staff offering immunization services at this facility		159		243
Agree		86	54	141	58
Disagree		73	46	102	42
There is enough vaccine supply (vials) for all patients in need		153		235
Agree		102	67	156	66
Disagree		51	33	79	34

¹ Respondent allowed to select multiple responses