Healthworker Vaccine Communication Survey Part A

Do you agree to take this two part survey? Yes or No

In which province do you work?

What is your role?

When last did you receive training on immunization?

What is your role when it comes to vaccination?

Give vaccines to children

Tell parents when it’s time for vaccination

Share information about vaccines with parents

Encourage parents and to community to accept vaccines

Build trust with parents

Listen to parents’ concerns / answer questions about vaccines

Other

Why do you think that some children are not up to date on their vaccination?

Parents don’t believe vaccines are important

Parents don’t believe vaccines are safe

People’s religious beliefs do not allow them to vaccinate

Clinics are only open during working hours

Vaccination sites are too far from where people live

Healthcare workers do not ask about children's vaccination schedules

Parents don’t feel welcome or comfortable at the clinic

Parents don’t get reminders of when to vaccinate their children

The COVID-19 vaccine made people afraid of vaccines

Something else

Vaccination is the responsibility of….....

What is the role of fathers in the immunization of their children?

Do you believe that vaccines are important for children?

Which of the following diseases are prevented by the DTaP-IPV-Hib-HBV vaccine?

Measles

Rotavirus

Diphtheria

Whooping Cough

Pneumococcal diseases

Tetanus

Polio

Hepatitis

Tuberculosis

Haemophilus Influenzae Type B

HPV

a) I know how to respond when parents….....Raise fears and concerns about vaccines

b) I know how to respond when parents….....Refuse to immunise their children

c). I know how to respond when parents….....Have questions about diseases prevented by routine immunisation

d). I know how to respond when parents….....Have questions about side effects and AEFI

e) I know how to respond when parents….....Don’t have a Road to Health booklet for the child

f). I know how to respond when parents….....Have questions about the updated vaccination protocols or programme

What messages do you communicate to patients to encourage them to vaccinate their children, and/or make sure they are fully vaccinated?

What information do you think should be provided to parents when the child is being vaccinated?

The vaccine the child is being given and the disease(s) it protects against

The child may experience a bit of fever, diarrhoea, or discomfort following vaccination

The symptoms above generally do not require treatment; however, in the case of fever, the child should be lightly dressed and should NEVER stop breastfeeding

The parent should return to the health centre if these symptoms persist so that the child may be seen by a doctor

When the child is due for the next vaccine / when to come back for the next appointment

None of the above

How do you receive vaccine updates or new information on what to do in an outbreak?

What do you think parents need to know about the Road to Health Booklet?

They must keep the RTHB safe

They must bring the RTHB to all visits to the health facility

If they lose the RTHB, they can get a replacement at the clinic

A child can still get vaccinated at the clinic if they lose or forget the RTHB

Others

Healthworker Vaccine Communication Survey Part A

Healthworkers are South Africa’s trusted voices on vaccines! UNICEF and the Department of Health would like to understand your experiences of communicating about vaccines, to help improve support for this essential task.