Table 3 Vaccinators’ questionnaire
Items | Answers | Experts’ opinion | Weighting | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ideal | Not ideal | Total [A] | CV | Weighted Factor [B] | |
Checking of the vaccine expiration date before its use | Yes | No | 38.0 | 0.547 | 0.076 |
A different syringe is used for Brucellosis and foot-and-mouth vaccines | Yes | No | 31.0 | 0.447 | 0.062 |
There must be vacuum in the flask containing the lyophilized product | Yes | No | 36.0 | 0.432 | 0.072 |
Softly shake of the vaccine flask after adding the diluent to the lyophilized product | Yes | No | 34.0 | 0.351 | 0.068 |
Make sure there is no air in the syringe before injecting the vaccine | Yes | No | 29.0 | 0.446 | 0.058 |
Frequency at which air verification is performed | Each time it is uploaded | Other | 17.0 | 0.675 | 0.034 |
The needle is changed between farms | Yes | No | 38.0 | 0.799 | 0.076 |
Syringe calibration | Yes | No | 41.0 | 0.264 | 0.082 |
Frequency of syringe calibration | Each time it is uploaded | Other | 21.0 | 0.547 | 0.042 |
Homogenization of the vaccine flask during vaccination | Yes | No | 39.0 | 0.246 | 0.078 |
Frequency of vaccine homogenization | Each time it is uploaded | Other | 16.0 | 0.978 | 0.032 |
Maximal delay for using the vaccine after adding the diluent to the lyophilized product | <5 h | Other | 42.0 | 0.246 | 0.084 |
Vaccine storage place while vaccinating | In a cooled box, in the shade | Other | 35.0 | 0.335 | 0.070 |
The vaccine is injected again if some of it drops after the first injection | Yes | No | 23.0 | 0.6974 | 0.046 |
Vaccinators notice the double injections in the vaccination records | Yes | No | 7.0 | 0.719 | 0.014 |
Future of empty vaccine flasks once vaccination is completed | LSEs | Other | 10.0 | 0.692 | 0.020 |
The number of vaccinated females and doses used are recorded | n vaccinated females and doses used | Other | 32.0 | 0.422 | 0.064 |
Vaccinators wear personal protective equipment (e.g. gloves, goggles, and overalls) | Yes | No | 11.0 | 0.956 | 0.022 |