Assessment of barriers to the implementation of community-based data verification and immunization data discrepancies between health facilities and the community in Tach Gayint district, Northwest Ethiopia.

Conclusion: This study revealed a poor level of CBDV implementation and barriers to its effective implementation which include lack of prioritizing CBDV, limited capacity among health staff in performing CBDV, and conflicting job roles among health staff. There was a high level of immunization data discrepancy for measles-1 and DTP/Pentalent-3 vaccines. Based on our finding, we make the following recommendations: building skills among health workers to perform CBDV, enhancing availability and use of standard CBDV tools, ensuring monitoring, and control mechanism, and setting clear definition of roles regarding CBDV, as well as closing the gap in level of immunization data discrepancy could help foster effective implementation of CBDV. [Ethiop. J. Health Dev. 2021; 35(SI-3):09-15]Key words: Immunization, CBDV, Data discrepancy, Data quality

Source: Ethiopian Journal of Health Development - November 25, 2021 Category: African Health Authors: Biniam Kefiyalew, Workineh Mamo, Moges A. Chanyalew, Solomon Abay, Biruk Abate, Ambanesh Necho, Yejimawork Ayalew, Zeleke Abebaw Mekonnen, Alemayehu Teklu, Amsalu Shiferaw, Binyam Tilahun Source Type: research