Compliance to immunization against human papilomavirus in public health in Brazil

Authors

  • Karina Andrade de Prince Faculdades Integradas Pitágoras de Montes Claros, Minas Gerais

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22421/15177130-2017v18n1p157

Keywords:

Public Health, Uterine Cervical Neoplasms, Immunization, Human Papillomavirus.

Abstract

The objective of this study was to evaluate the compliance of girls aged 11 to 13 years to the human papillomavirus vaccine in Brazil. This is a retrospective, descriptive, cross-sectional study with a quantitative and exploratory approach, using the information system database of the Brazilian Immunization Program. In 2014, a total of 7,436,841 doses of vaccines was administered, with the highest vaccination coverage in the Southeast region, and the lowest in the North region. The coverage for the first dose of the vaccine was 99.84%; however, the vaccine coverage of the second dose was 55.65%, with a significant reduction in compliance when compared to the first dose. The findings reveal the need to establish public and educational measures, in order to expand the coverage of the second dose in the coming years, and, consequently, to prevent the transmission of the virus.

Author Biography

Karina Andrade de Prince, Faculdades Integradas Pitágoras de Montes Claros, Minas Gerais

Teacher and researcher at the Integrated Colleges Pitágoras de Montes Claros, Minas Gerais

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Published

2017-07-17

How to Cite

1.
Prince KA de. Compliance to immunization against human papilomavirus in public health in Brazil. Espac. Saude [Internet]. 2017 Jul. 17 [cited 2024 May 11];18(1):157-64. Available from: https://espacoparasaude.fpp.edu.br/index.php/espacosaude/article/view/356

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 1 (2017)

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