Table 4.
Likely Causes of the Impact of COVID-19 on Childhood Immunization at Hospitals Compared with That of Health Centers in Oromia Region, Ethiopia, May 2021 (n = 278)
| In Your Opinion, Which One of the Following are the Likely Causes for the Effects of COVID-19 on the Supplies of Childhood Immunization in Your Area or Health Institution? | Hospital | HCa | Overall | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % of Respondents (nHospital = 77) | N | % of Respondents (nHC = 201) | N | % of Respondents (nTotal = 278) | |
| Lockdown decision by the government due to COVID-19 | 53 | 68.8 | 126 | 62.7 | 179 | 64.4 |
| Fear of not maintaining physical distancing | 60 | 77.9 | 127 | 63.2 | 187 | 67.3 |
| An inadequate number of healthcare workers due to COVID-19 related more demanding situations (reassignment) in the country, region, zone, etc. | 30 | 39.0 | 79 | 39.3 | 109 | 39.2 |
| Poor cold chain management in the health institution | 33 | 42.9 | 53 | 26.4 | 86 | 30.9 |
| Distance of the health institution from the capital city, Addis Ababa | 29 | 37.7 | 45 | 22.4 | 74 | 26.6 |
| An inadequate number of vaccine supplies from concerned higher health institutions in the Federal (EPSA)b, Region, Zone or (ZHD)c, DHOd, etc. | 41 | 53.2 | 97 | 48.3 | 138 | 49.6 |
| Poor vaccine supplies management in the health system | 30 | 39.0 | 63 | 31.3 | 93 | 33.5 |
Abbreviations: aHC, Health center; bEPSA, Ethiopian Pharmaceutical Supply Agency; cZHD, Zonal Health Department; dDHO, District Health Office.