The faces behind vaccination: unpacking the attitudes, knowledge, and practices of staff of Cameroon’s Expanded program on Immunization

Table 2 Attitudes and practices of immunization staff during service delivery (%)

Regions	AD	CE	ES	EN	LT	NO	NW	SU	SW	WE	NAT
HCW opens a 20-dose vial when the following number of children are present:
< 10 children	33	21	6	23	35	25	36	23	39	28	28
10–15 children	67	55	46	36	58	33	37	62	21	55	46
> 15 children	0	23	48	41	6	42	27	15	40	17	26
HCW opens a 10-dose vial when the following number of children are present:
< 5 children	22	9	6	0	9	0	24	16	6	13	11
5–9 children	67	62	46	72	87	83	54	85	73	81	68
> 9 children	11	29	48	28	3	16	22	0	21	6	21
HCW checks the child's age before vaccination:
Yes	89	95	100	83	88	88	100	92	100	97	94
No	11	6	0	17	12	12	0	8	0	3	6
HCW places vaccines on icepacks during the session:
Yes	11	55	53	54	47	65	35	31	23	35	44
No	89	45	47	46	53	35	65	69	77	65	56
HCW writes the date that the multi-dose vial was opened:
Yes	11	30	13	8	12	12	32	8	14	16	18
No	89	70	87	92	88	88	68	92	86	84	82
HCW checks the vaccines that the child received previously:
Yes	89	88	93	83	91	71	100	92	95	84	89
No	11	12	7	17	9	29	0	8	5	16	11
HCW informs the parent/caregiver what vaccine the child is receiving:
Yes	67	52	40	33	50	24	62	31	59	68	51
No	33	48	60	67	50	76	38	69	41	32	49
HCW informs the parent/caregiver of the benefits the vaccine:
Yes	56	53	13	29	38	35	62	46	59	68	49
No	44	47	87	71	62	65	38	54	41	32	51
HCW informs the parent/caregiver of the normal side effects associated with the vaccine:
Yes	22	45	13	33	44	12	21	15	27	39	32
No	78	55	87	67	56	88	79	85	73	61	68
HCW informs the parent/caregiver of other side effects associated with the vaccine?
Yes	22	36	20	25	38	6	24	23	32	48	31
No	78	64	80	75	62	94	76	77	68	52	69
HCW encourages parents/caregivers to return for follow-up vaccination:
Yes	78	89	93	79	91	76	82	92	86	87	86
No	22	11	7	21	11	24	18	0	14	13	14
HCW is polite to caregivers (e.g., smiling and not yelling)?
Yes	89	95	93	79	91	88	94	92	95	97	92
No	11	5	7	21	9	12	6	8	5	3	8

HCW Healthcare worker, NAT National, AD Adamawa, CE Center, ES East, EN Extreme North, LT Littoral, NO North, NW North West, SU South, SW South West, OU West, HCW health care worker, HF health facility, VC vaccination coverage

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