Knowledge and practice of health workers on the management of vaccine cold chain system in Ilorin west local government area, Kwara state Department:Community Health By: iamjahmeyou Project ID: 7029 Rating: (3.0) votes: 3 Price:₦3000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractVaccine preventable diseases remain the most common causes of childhood mortality with an estimated three million deaths each year. Immunity to vaccine preventable diseases only results when active and effective vaccines are used. Active and effective vaccines can be sustained by harnessing the essential elements in the cold chain namely the vaccines, manpower, and equipment. This study was conducted to determine the knowledge of health workers in immunization centers in Ilorin West Local Government Area as regards vaccine storage and handling, to determine the number of trained personnel, number of equipment, their conditions and maintenance as well as fund availability. This study is a cross-sectional descriptive survey of all the public health facilities that offer static immunization in Ilorin West Local Government Area. All the twenty-two health facilities that were visited in the Local Government Area were reviewed using both qualitative and quantitative approaches to determine the cold chain status at those centers. The result showed that 67 (61.5%) of the respondents received pre-service training while 92 (84.4%) of the respondents have received in-service training on cold chain management. Only 60 (55.0%) of the respondents could identify OPV as the most heat sensitive, 41 (35.6%) could identify PENTA as the most sensitive to freezing and as many as 106 (97.3%) could cite the appropriate temperature range for vaccine storage. There is a significant relationship between in-service training and knowledge of vaccine storage by health workers. The quality of the vaccine cold chain in the twenty-seven health facility visited were generally good but efforts need to be directed at the availability of equipment and maintenance, regular supervision and monitoring of the vaccine cold chain and regular in-service training to update the knowledge of health workers...Preview Download Preview +Other Community Health project topics and materials you might be interested in»Knowledge and awareness of the effects of narcotic drug use among students of Federal Polytechnic Idah»Effect of immunization in children between the ages of 0-5 in family health centre Idah Local Government Area Kogi State»The effect of abortion on female students in College of Health Sciences and Technology Idah, Kogi»Factors influencing the attitude of women towards family planning - case study of Oke Eiri, Atan Local Government Area»Problem of pregnancy and abortion on girl child education in Nigeria»Effect of malnutrition among children under five years of age in Patigi community of Patigi local government area of Kwara state»Attitude of couple toward modern family planning practice in Birnin Gwari, Birnin Gwari local government, Kaduna state»Importance of exclusive breast feeding on the health of an infant - case study of Idah local government area of Kogi state»Knowledge of protein energy malnutrition and its prevention among mothers with children below five years of age in Ubiegbe Community Idah, Lga, Kogi state»Causes, effects and control of communicable diseases in secondary schools»The impact of community health works in elderly condition in Ungogo local government»Causes and effects of drug abuse among adolescent in Amede community»A study on the causes, effects, prevention and control of threatened abortion among childbearing mothers ages (18-45) years in Gilead Children Hospital»Assessment of prevalence malaria among the patients attending Tofa comprehensive hospital»Assessing the mother knowledge on the benefit of breast feeding among children 0 - 24 months - a case study of Matoya village Maigatari local government, Jigawa state