Situation of immunobiological vaccine coverage in the period from 2009-2014

Abstract

Aim: to check the status of vaccination coverage in the three political and administrative levels in the period from 2009-2014. Method: historical series study. The information used was available in the Computer Department of Health System related to biopharmaceuticals: Tuberculosis, Route Human Virus, Hepatitis B, Polio, MMR Fever Amarelae. Results: It was found that, in Brazil, the covers are stable, keeping immunobiologicals above the target during the period. In the State there was an increase of vaccination coverage of all biopharmaceuticals from 2013 on. The municipality from Rio Grande do Sul followed the design of the country and the state in coverage in the period from 2009-2011, declining in the last two years. Conclusion: the analyzed vaccination coverage were mostly similar among the three spheres. However, from 2012 to 2013, the municipality’s coverage dropped down. The heterogeneity of the covers points as necessary the definition of strategies able to direct the actions of nursing to the prevention of immunopreventable diseases.

Keywords

• cobertura vacinal
• imunização
• enfermagem
• sistemas de informação em saúde