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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Aug 13.
Published in final edited form as: Vaccine. 2019 Jun 22;37(31):4281–4290. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.06.041

Table 5.

Characteristics and knowledge, attitudes, and practices of surveyed health workers, Timor Leste, 2016.

n %
169
Health worker demographics
Sex 165
 Male 34 21
 Female 131 79
Professional Training 162
 Clinician 38 23
 Nurse/Midwife 106 65
 Nursing Assistant 9 6
 Other 9 6
Years of experience 169
 0 to 4 72 43
 5 to 9 40 24
 10 to 14 16 9
 15 to 19 9 5
 20+ 32 19
Type of Service 169
 Public 139 82
 Private 30 18
Ever trained in vaccination or vaccine-preventable diseases 169
 Yes 76 45
 No 93 55
Opportunities for clinical or academic trainings as part of job 168
 Yes 94 56
 No 74 44
Health worker knowledge, attitudes, practices
My knowledge of vaccination and the EPI is sufficient to meet its needs 169
 Agree 114 67
 Disagree 55 33
Contraindications for any vaccine 167
 Local reaction to previous dose 7 4
 Low-grade fever 40 24
 Seizures under medical treatment 33 20
 Pneumonia and other serious diseases 40 24
 None of the above 47 28
When should vaccination status be assessed? 164
 Child’s wellness/routine visit 54 33
 Consultation for any illness 37 23
 When a child is accompanying an adult for any reason 29 18
 All of the above 44 27
Why is vaccination status incomplete for some children? 169
 Parents’ negative beliefs related to vaccination 86 51
 Hours of vaccination are incompatible with parents’ schedule 14 8
 Health workers do not review children’s vaccination cards or vaccination status 9 5
 False contraindications for vaccination by health workers 2 1
 All of the above 58 34
I fear adverse reactions to vaccines 169
 Agree 68 40
 Disagree 101 60
Completing vaccination registers delays vaccination 169
 Agree 77 46
 Disagree 92 54
What instructions do you give caregivers when you give them a new vaccination card?1,2 42
 Keep the card safe 20 48
 Bring this card to all visits to the health center 32 76
 Bring this card only when you come for vaccinations 9 41
 Other 1 4
There is sufficient staff offering immunization services at this center2 42
 Agree 36 86
 Disagree 6 14
There are enough vials of vaccine for all patients in need2 42
 Agree 39 93
 Disagree 3 7
1

Respondents were allowed to select multiple responses.

2

Only asked of health workers who administer vaccines as part of their job.