Classification of transmission risk of vaccine-preventable diseases based on vaccination indicators in Brazilian municipalities

• Published in: Epidemiologia e serviços de saúde 2016-10, Vol.25 (4), p.745-754
• Main Authors: Braz, Rui Moreira, Domingues, Carla Magda Allan S, Teixeira, Antônia Maria da Silva, Luna, Expedito José de Albuquerque
• Format: Article
• Language: eng ; por
• Subjects: Brazil; Cities; Communicable Disease Control; Communicable Diseases - classification; Communicable Diseases - transmission; Humans; Immunization Programs; Risk Assessment; Vaccination - statistics & numerical data; Vaccines
• ISSN: 2237-9622
• DOI: 10.5123/S1679-49742016000400008

to describe the transmission risk classification of vaccine-preventable diseases in Brazilian municipalities. this was a descriptive epidemiologic study using 2014 data of the Brazilian National Immunization Program Information System; the vaccine coverage indicators were used to classify the transmission risk of vaccine-preventable diseases in the municipalities. of the 5,570 Brazilian municipalities, 12.0% were classified as very low risk, 29.6% as low risk, 2.2% as medium risk, 54.3% as high risk and 1.8% as very high risk. the vaccination coverage surveillance allowed to identify most of the municipalities in high risk situation and the minority of children living in municipalities with appropriate coverage; the vaccination coverage surveillance using indicators of the Brazilian National Health System (SUS) is a new tool for identifying priority areas where the actions can be more successful for health managers and improve the quality and the success of the immunizations program.