Cumplimiento del esquema de vacunación en menores de 5 años en una comunidad de la ciudad de Guayaquil.

Abstract

A complete vaccination schedule is essential to guarantee immunity against prevalent childhood diseases. Objective: To determine compliance with the vaccination scheme in children under 5 years of age in a community in the city of Guayaquil. Methodology: Descriptive. quantitative. Cross-sectional perspective. Technique: Survey and indirect observation. Instrument: Questionnaire and observation matrix. Population: 100 mothers/caregivers. Results: Characteristics of mothers or caregivers: Age: 48% between 21 and 30 years. Relationship: 94% mothers, 87% secondary. 81% housewives. Characteristics of minors: Gender 53% girls and 47% boys, 36% between 3 and 5 years old. Factors that affect: Waiting time: 75% between 30 and 60 minutes. Distance: 99% less than 1 km. Frequency of vaccine availability: 93% always. Adverse reactions: 78% fever, 17% pain and 5% edema. Frequency of forgetting scheduled dates: 86% never forget. Reason for not vaccinated: 53% flu, 45% fever and 2% diarrhea. Vaccine compliance: BCG within 24 hours 86%; Hepatitis B: 85% within the first 24 hours. Rotavirus: 2nd dose: 87%. IPV: 2nd dose 84%; OPV 3rd dose 53%; Reinforcement 33%. Pentavalent: 3rd dose 84%. Conjugated pneumococcus: 3rd dose 84%. DPT: 18 months 65%. Varicella: 1st dose 71%. Measles: 2nd dose 63%. Yellow fever: 12 months 75%. Vaccine for Covid19: 1st dose 15%. Conclusion: compliance with the vaccination scheme in the child population is generally acceptable.