Vaccine Storage Practices and the Effects of Education in Some Private Medical Institutions / 예방의학회지

OBJECTIVES: Although vaccination rates have increased, problems still remain in the storage and handling of vaccines. This study focused on inspecting actual vaccine storage status and awareness, and comparing them before and after education was provided. METHODS: In the primary inspection, a status survey checklist was completed by visual inspection. A questionnaire on the awareness of proper vaccine storage and handling was also administered to vaccine administrators in private medical institutions in 4 regions in Gyeongsangbuk-province. One-on-one education was then carried out, and our self-produced manual on safe vaccine storage and management methods was provided. In the secondary inspection, the investigators visited the same medical institutions and used the same questionnaire and checklist used during the primary inspection. The results before and after education were compared, by treating each appropriate answer as 1 point. RESULTS: The average checklists score was 9.74 (out of 15 points), which increased significantly after education was provided (by 0.84, p<0.001). The participants demonstrated improved practices in recording storage temperatures (p=0.016), storing vaccines in the center of the refrigerator (p=0.004), storing vaccines with other medication and non-medical items (p=0.031) after education. The average score calculated from the questionnaires was 10.48 (out of 14 points), which increased after education (by 1.03, p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS: This study suggests that vaccine storage practices and awareness are inadequate, but can be partially improved by providing relevant education. Repetitive education and policy-making are required to store vaccines safely because one-off education and unenforced guidelines offer limited efficacy.

Compendio de normas y dispositivos legales del sub-sector no público y beneficio asistencial

Contiene: 1)D.S. Nro 023-87-SA. Reglamento general de establecimientos de salud del sub-sector no público. 2)D.S. Nro 004-88-SA. Reglamento de centros y técnicos ópticos. 3)RVM Nro 084-88-SA. Lineamientos generales para operativizar la aplicación del art. 60 del D.S. Nro 023-87-SA. 4)RM Nro 271-88-SA/DM. Reglamento de organización y funciones de los cuerpos médicos de las clínicas del sub sector no público. 5)RVM Nro 118-88-SA. Normas de acreditación y categorización de policlínicos, centros médicos, clínicas y hospitales del sub-sector no público. 6)Dispositivos legales del sistema nacional de control, regulación y supervisión de precios y abastecimiento 1985-1988. 7)Dispositivos legales de instituciones de carácter benéfico asistencial 1972-1986