Polio Vaccination Coverage in the First Year of Life in the State of Amapá – Brazil

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.1594412429046

• Palavras-chave: Immunization; Primary Prevention; Vaccination coverage; Polio

• Keywords: Immunization; Primary Prevention; Vaccination coverage; Polio

• Abstract:

  Goal: to analyze the polio vaccination rate (VIP) in children up to 1 year of age in Amapá, between 2016 and 2022. Methods: This is a descriptive study of a quantitative nature, comprising vaccination coverage (VC) in children up to one-year residents in Amapá, covering its sixteen municipalities, between 2016 and 2022. The CV rate, the homogeneity rate and the average CV in the municipalities were calculated. Results: The average CV per year had the highest percentage in 2018, with 73.01%, and the lowest in 2020, with 42.68%. The average CV per municipality highlights that four municipalities reached up to 50% of CV, nine reached between 51% and 90% and three reached above 91%. In no year was the target homogeneity rate (70%) achieved. Conclusion: The drop-in polio CV is a worrying issue that carries the risk of reintroducing the pathology.