<![CDATA[Abstrak Rantai dingin sangat penting dipertahankan selama distribusi dan penyimpanan vaksin untuk mencapai efektifitas vaksin. Petugas Imunisasi di layanan primer harus memiliki pengetahuan dan pemahaman yang baik mengenai transportasi dan penyimpanan vaksin. Penelitian dilaksanakan di seluruh puskesmas Kota Padang padaMaret 2014, dengan menggunakan desain cross sectional. Jumlah sampel adalah 21petugas imunisasi dengan teknik total sampling. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan menggunakan kuesioner dan observasi. Hasil penelitian didapatkan responden dengan pengetahuan yang baik tentang penyimpanan dan transportasi vaksin sebesar 61,9% dan praktik penyimpanan dan transportasi vaksin di Puskesmas yang baik sebesar 61,9%. Berdasarkan uji statistik, didapatkan tidak adanya hubungan umur, tingkat pendidikan, masa kerja dan pengalaman pelatihan petugas imunisasi dengan praktik penyimpanan dan transportasi vaksin di Puskesmas tetapi terdapat hubungan pengetahuan petugas dengan praktik. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian disimpulkan bahwa tidak terdapatnya hubungan karakteristik petugas imunisasi dengan praktik penyimpanan dan transportasi vaksin dan terdapatnya hubungan bermakna antarapengetahuan petugas dengan praktik penyimpanan dan transportasi vaksin di Puskesmas Kota Padang.Kata kunci: karakteristik, pengetahuan, penyimpanan, transportasi vaksinAbstract Preserving the cold chain during distribution and storage is critical to achieve the effectiveness of the vaccine. Immunization workers in primary health care should have a good knowledge and understanding about the handling and storage of the vaccine. The experiment was conducted in all health centers Padang in 2014 March, using a crosssectional design. Total samples 21 immunization workers with total sampling. The data was collected using questionnaires and observation. The results showed respondents with good knowledge about vacci ne storage and handling of 61.9% and vaccine storage and handling practices in health centers of 61.9% which is good. Based on statistical tests, found no rellation between age, education, years of working and training experience of immunizationworkers with vaccine storage and handling practices in health care but a significant correlation between knowledge with practice. Based on the results of the study concluded that the absence of the relations between characteristic immunization workers with vaccine storage and handling practices and a significant correlation between knowledge workers with practical storage and handling of vaccines at the health center of Padang.Keywords: characteristics, knowledge, storage, handling of vaccines]]>
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