title: Staff awareness of oral polio vaccine vial monitor in Chandigarh.
abstract: This study highlights the awareness of pulse polio centre staff about polio vaccine vial monitor (VVM) during a National Immunization Day in Chandigarh. Out of the 79 staff members interviewed, only 53 (67%) had ever heard of the VVM and were further interviewed. Fifty (94.4%) staff members were aware that VVM is present on vaccine itself and majority (79.2%) told that it is the inner square with outer circle. Only half were aware of its function and 71.7% knew how to read it. It was observed that awareness among health staff [Health worker (F)/ANM] and volunteers was very poor. There is a need for effective training of staff before subsequent PPI to maintain an effective cold chain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, Govt. Medical College, Chandigarh. gmcchd@chl.dot.net.in
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Thakur
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Swami
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Bhatia
mesh_terms: D001364:Awareness; D004349:Drug Packaging; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D011055:Poliovirus Vaccine, Oral
chemical_list: D011055:Poliovirus Vaccine, Oral