Povo Akwê-Xerente - análise da situação vacinal de crianças e adolescentes

Abstract

Introduction: Immunization programs have historically demonstrated to be an effective strategy in combating immunopreventable pathologies, controlling or eradicating diseases, directly affecting the indicators of morbidity and mortality and the quality of life of people. In this sense, there is little research on immunization in the indigenous community, making situational diagnosis difficult. This study aims to assess the vaccination status of children and adolescents in a village of the Akwê-Xerente ethnic group and to learn about the work of the nursing professionals of the Polo Base responsible for the immunization of these people. Method: This is a descriptive, exploratory, field, cross-sectional study, with a quantitative approach carried out by consulting the vaccination records files of indigenous children / adolescents from 0 to 14 years of age in the Brejo comprido village, at Base Base 1 de Tocantinia- TO and application of a questionnaire for nursing professionals responsible for indigenous immunization. Results: 46 vaccination cards for indigenous children / adolescents of the Akwê-Xerente ethnic group were evaluated. The minimum age found was 3 months and the maximum was 161 months, with 52.17% being male. Of the 46 cards evaluated, 58.70% had an up-to-date vaccination schedule. As for the presence of scheduling, only 34.78% of the cards contained these notes. As strategies cited by nursing professionals to increase vaccination coverage, the team's displacement to the villages stands out; the active search and assistance of leaders or indigenous health agents. Conclusion: Just over half had an up-to-date vaccination schedule. However, significant numbers of unadministered doses of vaccines of paramount importance in the context of this community, such as Rotavirus, Varicella, Meningocyclic C, Pneumococica 10, among others, have become evident, resulting in indigenous children / adolescents with incomplete or overdue vaccination schedules, requiring intervention in reality diagnosed.