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- Title
COBERTURA VACINAL: UMA ANÁLISE COMPARATIVA ENTRE OS ESTADOS DA REGIÃO NORDESTE DO BRASIL COM ÊNFASE NO ESTADO DO MARANHÃO.
- Authors
Cruz Mendes, Rogério; Meneses Sousa, Francisco; Santos Siqueira, Hálmisson D'Árley; Azevedo dos Santos, Caroline Jordana; Humberto Teixeira, Paulo; Morais dos Santos, Andrey; Freire Mendes, Mayara Dailey; da Costa Ximenes, Josemeire; Carla de Oliveira Pereira Rolim, Nivya; Silva Coutinho, Nair Portela; Pedra Fernandes, Renata Pinheiro; Batista da Cruz Soares, Liane; Costa da Silva, Wenderson
- Abstract
Introduction: Due to the lack of research focused on the situation of vaccination coverage in the Northeast, especially in Maranhão, there is a need to carry out a comparative analysis between the states of the northeast region of Brazil. Objective: To analyze vaccination coverage among states in the Northeast Region of Brazil between 2017 and 2021, through the analysis of secondary data from health information systems. Methodology: this is an ecological time series study, using secondary data from health information systems. It was carried out by collecting data provided by the TABNET of the Department of Information and Informatics of the SUS (DATASUS), referring to the period between 2017 and 2021, in the states of the Northeast Region of Brazil. Results: In the period from 2017 to 2021, vaccination coverage in the Northeast Region of Brazil was 64.48%, being one of the worst in the country, second only to the North Region (63.30%). It should be noted that the average in the country throughout the analyzed period was 68.57%, well below the ideal (around 90% to 95% depending on the immunizer). And between the years 2019 to 2020 there was a decline of 12.05% and in 2021 14.87% of vaccination coverage in the northeast region of the country. Conclusion: This study made it possible to carry out a comparative analysis between the states of the northeast region of Brazil, with emphasis on the state of maranhão regarding vaccination coverage, where it was observed that the state of Maranhão has one of the lowest vaccination rates compared to other states in the region. northeast region.
- Publication
Arquivos de Ciências da Saúde da UNIPAR, 2023, Vol 27, Issue 7, p4120
- ISSN
1415-076X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.25110/arqsaude.v27i7.2023-056