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Knowledge of vaccine handlers and status of cold chain and vaccine management in primary health care facilities of Tigray region, Northern Ethiopia: Institutional based cross-sectional study

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  • Hailay Gebretnsae
  • Tsegay Hadgu
  • Brhane Ayele
  • Equbay Gebre-egziabher
  • Mulugeta Woldu
  • Mulugeta Tilahun
  • Alemnesh Abraha
  • Tewolde Wubayehu
  • Araya Abrha Medhanyie

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Background: Ethiopia federal ministry of health has been working on increasing access to immunization service by deploying solar refrigerators to primary health care facilities. However, there is limited evidence on cold chain and vaccine management status. Therefore, the objective of this study was to assess knowledge of vaccine handlers and status of cold chain and vaccine management and their associated factors in primary health care facilities of Tigray region Northern Ethiopia. Methods: Institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted in four randomly selected districts of Tigray region, Northern Ethiopia. In each selected district, all primary health care facilities with functional vaccine refrigerators were included in the study. Data were collected using a pre-tested semi-structured questionnaire. The collected data were entered into Epi-data version 3.1 and then exported to Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21 for analysis. All variables with p-value of

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  • Hailay Gebretnsae & Tsegay Hadgu & Brhane Ayele & Equbay Gebre-egziabher & Mulugeta Woldu & Mulugeta Tilahun & Alemnesh Abraha & Tewolde Wubayehu & Araya Abrha Medhanyie, 2022. "Knowledge of vaccine handlers and status of cold chain and vaccine management in primary health care facilities of Tigray region, Northern Ethiopia: Institutional based cross-sectional study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 17(6), pages 1-16, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0269183
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269183
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