Abstract
to analyze vaccine losses in a Health Region in the Northwest of São Paulo. retrospective cross-sectional study with secondary data obtained from Temperature Change Notification Forms used by the Epidemiological Surveillance Group XXIX of São José do Rio Preto between 2010 and 2017. Descriptive and inferential analysis were performed using multiple linear regression and significance level of 95%. in total, 341 notifications of temperature changes were analyzed, of which 70.1% were caused by structural reasons, 57.8% in industrial refrigerators and 91.2% in primary care services. Of the doses that suffered a change in temperature, 41.4% were lost and 58.6% were administered to the population. The highest percentage of lost doses compared to those applied occurred in smaller municipalities, although they reported less. nursing workers who work in vaccination rooms should make efforts to prevent temperature changes and avoid losses and higher public expenses.
Highlights
Vaccination is a method of protection with excellent cost-benefit ratio, constitutes a priority prevention action by primary health care and has high impact on the health of the population
The ideal temperature to prevent deterioration is specified by the manufacturer, the stability of immunobiologicals can be altered by brightness, humidity and type of vaccine strain[3,4]
Notifications of vaccine losses were significantly higher in municipalities with more than 50,000 inhabitants (p=0.020); municipalities with more than five vaccination rooms (p=0.039); and in Primary Health Care services (p
Summary
Vaccination is a method of protection with excellent cost-benefit ratio, constitutes a priority prevention action by primary health care and has high impact on the health of the population. As vaccines are thermolabile products, they must be kept at controlled and ideal temperatures to maintain their immunogenicity and effectiveness. This requires conservation care performed by the nursing team, under the nurse’s management. The ideal temperature to prevent deterioration is specified by the manufacturer, the stability of immunobiologicals can be altered by brightness, humidity and type of vaccine strain[3,4]. A logistics system named Cold Chain with qualified professionals, equipment and protocols for receiving, storing, conserving, handling, distributing and transporting immunobiologicals, in an appropriate manner[4,5]
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