Epidemiol Serv Saude. 2025 Jan 10;33(spe2):e20231307. doi: 10.1590/S2237-96222024v33e20231307.especial2.en. eCollection 2025.
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To estimate vaccination coverage and analyze factors associated with full vaccination among children up to 15 months old in the city of Natal-RN, Brazil.
METHODS: Population-based survey with data recorded on children’s vaccination cards and interviews conducted in 2020 and 2021. Analysis of factors associated with complete vaccination was performed by calculating prevalence ratios (PR) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) using Poisson regression.
RESULTS: Among 688 children studied, vaccination coverage was 45.4% (95%CI 37.2;53.9) and 15.5% (95%CI 10.6;22.2) for valid and on-time doses, respectively. Higher vaccination coverage was associated with females (PR=1.08; 95%CI 0.78;1.48) and socioeconomic strata C and D (PR=1.44; 95%CI 1.03;2.02).
CONCLUSIONS: The results demonstrate that the city of Natal has low vaccination coverage for all immunobiologicals.
PMID:39813545 | DOI:10.1590/S2237-96222024v33e20231307.especial2.en
