ASSIS, E. M.; COSTA, R. B.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/7340527583400101; http://lattes.cnpq.br/4307216391099846; ASSIS, Eudmar Marcolino de.; COSTA, Rafael Barbosa da.
Abstract:
Vaccination is one of the most effective measures for disease prevention. At
the begging of the practices in the hospital environment, the medical student is
subject to several situations of contamination, either by direct contact with sick
patients or by inexperience when performing procedures. Thus, this study aims to
make a survey of the vaccination situation of medical students at the Federal
University of Campina (UFCG) in the period prior to entering the professional
cycle, to identify vaccination needs and raise awareness about the importance of
vaccination. This is a quantitative cross-sectional study. The data was collected by
semi-structured questionnaire applied to students of the 1st to 3rd period of
medical school at the Federal University of Campina Grande (UFCG) and by
collecting information from the interviewee's vaccination card. For analysis, data
were stratified by age before statistical analysis. Of the total respondents, 90.8%
were vaccinated with the Brazilian triple viral vaccine. Regarding hepatitis A and B
vaccines, 82.8% had received the required dose. Also, 48.3% received the
vaccine the Brazilian triple bacterial vaccine; 40.2% were vaccinated against HPV;
36.8% was the percentage of vaccinated for chickenpox; 25.3% received doses of
meningococcal vaccine; and finally, 13% of respondents did not have a vaccine
card or were unable to report their vaccination status. The public health service
was the place most sought by respondents to get vaccinated (80.2%). A formal
suggestion can be made to the University to reinforce the importance of updating
the vaccination status of the future health professionals.