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

This study aimed to explore the barriers to proper implementation of CBDV and determine the level of immunization data discrepancy between the health facilities and community levels in Tach Gayint district of Northwest Ethiopia. A Mixed methods approach was used. This study revealed a poor level of community-based data verification (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 its finding, the study makes 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.

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Kefiyalew, B, Workineh M, Moges A. C, Solomon A, Biruk A, Ambanesh N, Yejimawork A, Zeleke A. M, Alemayehu T, Amsalu S, and Binyam T. 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. The Ethiopian Journal of Health Development, 35(3), (2021). https://ejhd.org/index.php/ejhd/article/view/4648