Table 5.
Knowledge of health workers during the assessment of missed opportunities for vaccination in 8 health districts of Burkina Faso, 2016.
| Health workers knowledge, attitudes, practices | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| 248 | ||
| I feel my knowledge on vaccination is insufficient or out of date | 239 | |
| Agree | 168 | 70.0 |
| Disagree | 71 | 30.0 |
| My knowledge on vaccination and EPI is sufficient to meet the needs the health facility I work for | 246 | |
| Yes | 143 | 60.0 |
| No | 103 | 40.0 |
| What are the contraindications for any vaccine? | 221 | |
| Local reaction to previous dose | 40 | 18 |
| Low grade fever | 32 | 15 |
| Seizures under medical treatment | 15 | 7 |
| Pneumonia and other serious disease | 38 | 17 |
| None of the above | 96 | 43 |
| Is there a difference between the quality of vaccines delivered by public or private health centers? | 246 | |
| Yes | 20 | 8 |
| No | 184 | 75 |
| Don’t know | 42 | 17 |
| I fear adverse reactions to vaccines? | 241 | |
| Agree | 92 | 38 |
| Disagree | 149 | 62 |
| When should vaccination status be assessed? | 233 | |
| Child’s wellness/routine visit | 51 | 22 |
| Consultation for any illness | 65 | 28 |
| When a child is accompanying an adult for any reason | 1 | 0 |
| All of above | 116 | 50 |
| From day to day, who should evaluate the vaccination status of children? | 239 | |
| Child’s caregivers or parents | 11 | 5 |
| Health worker responsible for EPI | 79 | 33 |
| Medical staff | 12 | 5 |
| All of above | 89 | 37 |
| Only child’s caregivers or parents and the health worker responsible for EPI | 48 | 20 |
| What instructions do you give to caregivers when you give them a new home-based record? | 244 | |
| Keep this home-based record safe | 152 | 62 |
| Bring this home-based record to all visits to the health facility | 226 | 93 |
| Bring this home-based record only when you come for vaccinations | 44 | 18 |
| Other | 10 | 4 |
| No instructions given | 5 | 2 |
| Completing vaccination registers delays vaccination? | 243 | |
| Agree | 128 | 53 |
| Disagree | 115 | 47 |
| Why is vaccination status incomplete for some children? | 220 | |
| Parents’ negative beliefs related to vaccination | 73 | 33 |
| Hours of vaccination are incompatible with parents’ schedule | 15 | 7 |
| Health workers do not complete children’s home-based records or vaccination status | 9 | 4 |
| Health workers do not review children’s home-based records or vaccination status | 10 | 5 |
| False contraindications for vaccination by health workers | 3 | 1 |
| Distance to the vaccination site | 14 | 6 |
| All of the above | 96 | 44 |
| There is sufficient staff offering immunization services at this facility | 246 | |
| Agree | 150 | 61 |
| Disagree | 96 | 39 |
| There is enough vaccine supply (vials) for all patients in need | 240 | |
| Agree | 194 | 81 |
| Disagree | 46 | 19 |