Challenges in search of safety in vaccine coverage in children up to two years old

Abstract

The aim was to cite the main challenges faced by nursing professionals for vaccination coverage in children up to two years of age in the municipality of Miguel Pereira, State of Rio de Janeiro. This is a descriptive and exploratory research, with a qualitative approach. Twenty-four nursing professionals participated in the study, who work in the immunization rooms of 12 Family Health Units (USF), 1 Health Center and at the Municipal Hospital. Data were collected from July to August 2020, through a semi-structured questionnaire. It was found that 14 (58.33%) professionals carried out training on vaccination outside the municipality and 10 (41.67%) did not; 10 (83.3%) units administer vaccines twice a week and 2 (16.67%) only once, but the Health Center and the Hospital vaccinate every day of the week, during business hours; 6 (42.86%) units schedule vaccines and 8 (57.14%) units are on demand. Of the scheduled vaccines, 14 (58.33%) guardians attend with the child and 10 (41.67%) do not attend. It is essential that a corrective action plan be drawn up by managers, so that vaccination coverage in the municipality rises from 76.9% and reaches the recommended by the Ministry of Health.