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2Kalasin Public Health Offices, Kalasin Province, Thailand. 3Department of Healthcare Administration, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya ...
ORIGINAL PAPER Nagoya J. Med. Sci. 73. 177 ~ 185, 2011
HEALTHCARE WORKERS’ KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES REGARDING EXPANDED PROGRAM ON IMMUNIZATION IN KALASIN, THAILAND ONPRASONK WIDSANUGORN1, ONPRASONK SUWATTANA2, MD. HARUN-OR-RASHID3 and JUNICHI SAKAMOTO3 Huaimek Hospital, Huaimek District, Kalasin Province, Thailand 2 Kalasin Public Health Offices, Kalasin Province, Thailand 3 Department of Healthcare Administration, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan 1
ABSTRACT Primary vaccine failures can occur after high immunization coverage has been achieved. Healthcare workers’ knowledge and practices are influential factors in preventing vaccine failures. Adequate knowledge and practices in the cold chain system are important to keep potency of vaccines and effectiveness of immunization. This cross-sectional study was performed to assess healthcare workers’ knowledge and practices regarding an expanded program on immunization and the cold chain system in Kalasin, Thailand. Data collection methods included interviews, observations and document audit. Ninety primary care units and 117 respondents were selected. Only 55.6% of respondents provided correct answers for questions regarding the immunization schedule of school children and 59.0% of respondents answered correctly for questions about Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine. Healthcare workers in hospitals had better knowledge than healthcare workers in health centers (P
