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Evaluation of Container Clinics as an Urban Immunization Strategy: Findings from the First Year of Implementation in Ghana, 2017–2018
Background: In 2017, the Expanded Programme on Immunization in Ghana opened two container clinics in Accra, which were cargo containers outfitted to deliver immunizations. At each clinic, we assessed performance and clinic acceptance during the first 12 months of implementation. Methods: We employed...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10143135/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37112727 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11040814 |
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author | Shaum, Anna Wardle, Melissa T. Amponsa-Achiano, Kwame Aborigo, Raymond Opare, Joseph Wallace, Aaron S. Bandoh, Delia Quaye, Pamela Osei-Sarpong, Fred Abotsi, Francis Bonsu, George Conklin, Laura |
author_facet | Shaum, Anna Wardle, Melissa T. Amponsa-Achiano, Kwame Aborigo, Raymond Opare, Joseph Wallace, Aaron S. Bandoh, Delia Quaye, Pamela Osei-Sarpong, Fred Abotsi, Francis Bonsu, George Conklin, Laura |
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description | Background: In 2017, the Expanded Programme on Immunization in Ghana opened two container clinics in Accra, which were cargo containers outfitted to deliver immunizations. At each clinic, we assessed performance and clinic acceptance during the first 12 months of implementation. Methods: We employed a descriptive mixed-method design using monthly administrative immunization data, exit interviews with caregivers of children of <5 years (N = 107), focus group discussions (FGDs) with caregivers (n = 6 FGDs) and nurses (n = 2 FGDs), and in-depth interviews (IDIs) with community leaders (n = 3) and health authorities (n = 3). Results: Monthly administrative data showed that administered vaccine doses increased from 94 during the opening month to 376 in the 12th month across both clinics. Each clinic exceeded its target doses for the 12–23 month population (second dose of measles). Almost all (98%) exit interview participants stated that the clinics made it easier to receive child health services compared to previous health service interactions. The accessibility and acceptability of the container clinics were also supported from health worker and community perspectives. Conclusions: Our initial data support container clinics as an acceptable strategy for delivering immunization services in urban populations, at least in the short term. They can be rapidly deployed and designed to serve working mothers in strategic areas. |
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spelling | pubmed-101431352023-04-29 Evaluation of Container Clinics as an Urban Immunization Strategy: Findings from the First Year of Implementation in Ghana, 2017–2018 Shaum, Anna Wardle, Melissa T. Amponsa-Achiano, Kwame Aborigo, Raymond Opare, Joseph Wallace, Aaron S. Bandoh, Delia Quaye, Pamela Osei-Sarpong, Fred Abotsi, Francis Bonsu, George Conklin, Laura Vaccines (Basel) Article Background: In 2017, the Expanded Programme on Immunization in Ghana opened two container clinics in Accra, which were cargo containers outfitted to deliver immunizations. At each clinic, we assessed performance and clinic acceptance during the first 12 months of implementation. Methods: We employed a descriptive mixed-method design using monthly administrative immunization data, exit interviews with caregivers of children of <5 years (N = 107), focus group discussions (FGDs) with caregivers (n = 6 FGDs) and nurses (n = 2 FGDs), and in-depth interviews (IDIs) with community leaders (n = 3) and health authorities (n = 3). Results: Monthly administrative data showed that administered vaccine doses increased from 94 during the opening month to 376 in the 12th month across both clinics. Each clinic exceeded its target doses for the 12–23 month population (second dose of measles). Almost all (98%) exit interview participants stated that the clinics made it easier to receive child health services compared to previous health service interactions. The accessibility and acceptability of the container clinics were also supported from health worker and community perspectives. Conclusions: Our initial data support container clinics as an acceptable strategy for delivering immunization services in urban populations, at least in the short term. They can be rapidly deployed and designed to serve working mothers in strategic areas. MDPI 2023-04-07 /pmc/articles/PMC10143135/ /pubmed/37112727 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11040814 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Shaum, Anna Wardle, Melissa T. Amponsa-Achiano, Kwame Aborigo, Raymond Opare, Joseph Wallace, Aaron S. Bandoh, Delia Quaye, Pamela Osei-Sarpong, Fred Abotsi, Francis Bonsu, George Conklin, Laura Evaluation of Container Clinics as an Urban Immunization Strategy: Findings from the First Year of Implementation in Ghana, 2017–2018 |
title | Evaluation of Container Clinics as an Urban Immunization Strategy: Findings from the First Year of Implementation in Ghana, 2017–2018 |
title_full | Evaluation of Container Clinics as an Urban Immunization Strategy: Findings from the First Year of Implementation in Ghana, 2017–2018 |
title_fullStr | Evaluation of Container Clinics as an Urban Immunization Strategy: Findings from the First Year of Implementation in Ghana, 2017–2018 |
title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of Container Clinics as an Urban Immunization Strategy: Findings from the First Year of Implementation in Ghana, 2017–2018 |
title_short | Evaluation of Container Clinics as an Urban Immunization Strategy: Findings from the First Year of Implementation in Ghana, 2017–2018 |
title_sort | evaluation of container clinics as an urban immunization strategy: findings from the first year of implementation in ghana, 2017–2018 |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10143135/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37112727 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11040814 |
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