Table 1.
Arusha Region, Tanzania | Southern Province, Zambia | |||
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Pre-intervention | Post-intervention | Pre-intervention | Post-intervention | |
n | n | n | n | |
Health facilities | ||||
Total number of health facilities in the region/province | 253 | 253 | 253 | 253 |
Health facilities sampled for costing studya | 43 | 34 | 52 | 46 |
Overview of the immunization registry system | ||||
Immunization registration | Relied on paper immunization registry | Electronic registration using a tablet | Relied on paper immunization registry | Electronic registration using a tablet |
Immunization stock management | Paper-based immunization stock management system | Electronic management of vaccine stock using tablets and bar codes | Paper-based immunization stock management system | Electronic management of vaccine stock using tablets and quick response codes |
Reporting | Paper reports submitted in person at the district | Reports automatically generated and submitted electronically | Paper reports submitted in person at the district | Reports automatically generated and submitted electronically |
Fewer facilities were available to participate in interviews at post-intervention compared to baseline. In Tanzania, at the time of the post-intervention assessment some of the facilities were still using the paper system only and so there was no difference from baseline; hence, we did not collect post-intervention data at these facilities. In Zambia, some facilities had not started using the electronic system at the time of post-intervention data collection, so they were also excluded from the post-intervention data collection. The number of facilities sampled at each time point are reported here