Immunization schedule's coverage and compliance in children up to 5 years, las Cuibas, Lara state

Abstract

In order to determine coverage, vaccination compliance, reason for non-vaccination and susceptibility to vaccine-preventable diseases in children up to 5 years, from “ Las Cuibas” sector, a cross-sectional study was conducted, using rapid coverage monitoring, where the population was equal to the sample, 948 households, those inhabited by children up to 5 years old were considered as effective. Finding the following results for coverage: BCG 96%, Anti-hepatitis 88% for NB, Anti rotavirus 54%, poliovirus 40%, Pentavalent 40%, antiinfluenza 45%, viral Trivalent 82% and Yellow Fever 72% being these coverages below  the ones reported for Lara state in 2012 but higher than the reported in the study conducted in "La Puerta" community. Of all children 34% comply the national immunization schedule. The higher susceptibility to vaccine preventable diseases was for Influenza 64%. For the non-compliant users the most reported reason was inherent to health care facility “there weren’t any vaccines the day scheduled” 78.02%. The need to achieve high vaccination coverage to prevent the transmission of infectious agents in the population, to make possible the elimination and eradication of preventable diseases through vaccination, makes clear the importance of this research because when it releases its results to the entities responsible, they will adapt or create strategies to improve the local health. Allowing to reduce the susceptible population and morbidity - mortality by vaccine-preventable diseases.