Table 5.
Characteristics and attitudes of healthcare providers at public health clinics (PHC), by proportion of children receiving three vaccines at one visit post-IPV introduction, the Philippines, January – March 2016.
| Health care providers from PHCs with >=90% of children receiving 3 injections (n = 109 from 73 PHCs) |
Health care providers from PHCs with <90% of children receiving 3 injections (n = 28 from 17 PHCs) |
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|---|---|---|
| Number of injections that health care provider is willing to administer to a child at one visit | ||
| 1–2 | 19 (17) | 9 (32) |
| 3 | 32 (29) | 13 (46) |
| 4, 5 or any recommended by EPI program | 58 (53) | 6 (21) |
| Age group | ||
| Less than 35 | 39 (36) | 7 (25) |
| 35–54 | 47 (43) | 9 (32) |
| 55 and over | 23 (21) | 12 (43) |
| Years of service as a vaccinator | ||
| 5 or fewer | 42 (39) | 9 (32) |
| 6–10 | 11 (10) | 1 (4) |
| More than 10 | 56 (51) | 18 (64) |
| Perception of the proportion of parents in the community that would allow their children to receive 3 injections at one visit | ||
| All | 57 (52) | 0 |
| Most | 49 (45) | 17 (61) |
| Some | 3 (3) | 9 (32) |
| None | 0 | 2 (7) |
| HCPs that ‘agree’ with the following statements: | ||
| It is better for a child to receive more injectable vaccines at a single visit if it means that they will be better protected against diseases (n= 136) | 108 (99) | 26 (96) |
| It is better for a child to receive 3 injectable vaccinations in 1 visit rather than 1 injectable vaccination in 3 separate visits (n = 135) | 101 (93) | 24 (89) |
| There will be fewer side effects if a child receives one injectable vaccination in each of two separate visits rather than two injections in a single visit (n = 135) | 33 (31) | 11 (41) |