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Research Paper

Mobile reporting of vaccine stock-levels in primary health care facilities in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa: perceptions and experiences of health care workers

Chinwe Juliana Iwua Division of Health Systems and Public Health, Department of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa;b Cochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ntombenhle Ngcobob Cochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa;c Independent consultant, Pretoria, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9666-6127View further author information
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Sara Cooperb Cochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9894-236XView further author information
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Lindi Mathebulab Cochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4213-7318View further author information
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Hlokoma Mangqalazad School of Public Leadership, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South AfricaView further author information
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Abongile Magwacae Ikhwezi Township, Mthatha, South AfricaView further author information
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Usuf Chiktea Division of Health Systems and Public Health, Department of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7985-2278View further author information
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Charles S. Wiysongeb Cochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa;f Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1273-4779View further author information
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Pages 1911-1917 | Received 21 Sep 2019, Accepted 30 Nov 2019, Published online: 25 Feb 2020

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