Abstract
The importance of immunization among actions recommended in the prenatal period raises the possibility of protecting both the mother and the fetus against certain harmful diseases. The scope of this study was to assess the immunization coverage and associated factors of mothers whose deliveries occurred in the first half of 2012 in Botucatu, state of São Paulo. It is a cross-sectional study and data collection was performed in the two municipal maternity hospitals. Of the total births during the study period, 1318 mothers (90.3%) were included The data for the characterization of participants and their vaccination status (diphtheria, tetanus and hepatitis B) were obtained from the prenatal card, hospital records or interviews. For analysis of associated factors, the Chi-square test was used, with a 95% confidence interval and critical p of <0.05. Most of the study participants were 20 years old or more (84.4%), had seven years of schooling (69%), were monitored in prenatal care (99.2%) with seven or more appointments (88.9%). Miscarriage and infant death of 17.7% and 2.4% was recorded, respectively. Vaccination coverage was 68.4%. There was no association between sociodemographic and obstetric variables relating to prenatal care and vaccination of pregnant women.
Highlights
Resumo A importância da imunização entre as ações preconizadas no pré-natal decorre da possibilidade de proteger a mãe e o concepto contra determinadas doenças reconhecidamente prejudiciais a ambos
The importance of immunization among actions recommended in the prenatal period raises the possibility
associated factors of mothers whose deliveries occurred in the first half
Summary
Resumo A importância da imunização entre as ações preconizadas no pré-natal decorre da possibilidade de proteger a mãe e o concepto contra determinadas doenças reconhecidamente prejudiciais a ambos. Os dados para a caracterização das participantes e sobre a situação vacinal (dupla adulto e contra hepatite B) foram obtidos do cartão de pré-natal, prontuário hospitalar ou por entrevista com as mesmas.
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