Effects of coronavirus pandemic on expanded program on immunization in weija gbawe municipality (Accra-Ghana)

Figures & data

Figure 1. Shows the graphical distributions of the health centers in the Weija-Gbawe municipality.

Source: Weija-Gbawe Municipal Assembly Survey Unit, Greater Accra

Table 1. Availability and access to EPI service at the Weija Gbawe municipality.

Variable	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Availability of service providers (n=510)
Nurses	224	43.9
Midwives	96	18.8
Public Health workers	23	4.5
Community Health workers	99	19.4
Others	68	13.3
Staff diagnosed with COVID-19 (n=61)
Nurses	38	17
Midwives	16	16.6
Public Health workers	1	4.3
Community Health workers	5	5.1
Others	1	1.5
Facilities having records of COVID-19 cases of healthcare workers (n=15)
Yes	7	46.7
No	8	53.3
Staff absenteeism at facility level (n=15)
None	6	40.0
Less than 10%	8	53.3
10–25%	1	6.7
Reasons for absenteeism (n=26)
Vacation	1	3.8
Personal leave related to family commitments	3	11.5
Sick leave - unrelated to COVID-19	3	11.5
Sick leave - related to COVID-19	5	19.2
Maternity leave	9	34.6
Limited transportation due to lockdown of COVID-19	1	3.8
Fear related to COVID-19	3	11.5
Fear related to violence targeting health workers	1	3.8
Changes in the management of health workers (n=15)
Yes	9	60.0
No	6	40.0
Changes initiated by management (n=15)
Re-assigning staff to different units in the facility	8	53.3
Increasing hours among part-time staff	1	6.7
Increasing over-time hours among full-time staff	5	33.3
Temporary secondment to a different facility	1	6.7
Disruption in EPI Services (n =15)
Yes	15	100
No	0	0

Figure 2. Coverages of selected antigens for 2019, 2020 and 2021.