Possible causes and consequences of low measles vaccination coverage: an integrative literature review study
Journal Title: Revista Uningá - Year 2022, Vol 59, Issue 1
Abstract
Measles is a viral, infectious, preventable disease that requires high vaccination coverage in order for herd immunity to be achieved and for outbreaks to be prevented. This study aims to identify the possible causes and consequences of low measles vaccination coverage. This is an integrative literature review based on original articles published in electronic databases between 2015 and 2021. Said articles were identified through controlled descriptors, prepared for structural and methodological evaluation, and categorized using the thematic content analysis technique. After application of the inclusion, exclusion and checklist criteria, six publications remained. Two thematic categories were defined: “Possible causes of low measles vaccination coverage worldwide” and “Consequences of low measles vaccination coverage”. Evidenced causes included: absent, incomplete or late vaccination schedule, late implementation of mass vaccination, insufficient stock of vaccines, and increased hesitation on the part of parents. The consequences were an increase in measles cases, in the risk of mortality, and in the health expenses of the public sector. It was concluded that a reduction in measles vaccination coverage has the potential to impact the population’s health conditions, to raise morbimortality indicators and to cause losses to public coffers.
Authors and Affiliations
Gabriela Borges Perin, Nadia Suzini Camillo.
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP711875
- DOI doi.org/10.46311/2318-0579.59.eUJ4202
- Views 110
- Downloads 1
Knowledge and precautions of light-curing composite resin restorations by dental students
Composite resin is versatile material for performing several dental procedures in dentistry, and its use has already been consolidated in this field. The clinical success of adhesive restorations is directly related to t...
Caldwell-luc operation: case report
Although well reported in the literature, endoscopic antrostomy cannot provide full access to the maxillary sinus, a fact that raises some controversy about its extension. Caldwell-luc access antrostomy has been performe...
Infant mortality due to preventable causes
Infant mortality refers to deaths of children under one year of age, subdivided into neonatal mortality (early and late neonatal) and post-neonatal mortality, being considered an indicator for assessing the population's...
Relation among anthropometric parameters, biochemicals and lifestyle of individuals in a health ambulatory
Despite greater access information and awareness about illness prevention and health promotion, the current Brazilian population health still is worrying. In this sense, this study has the purpose of evaluating the relat...
Use of preoperative mouthwash during the pandemic: report of the Dental Clinic
The angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 receptor, the main target of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, is abundant in the oral cavity, making it a reservoir for the pathogenicity of COVID-19 disease. Thus, the use of mouthwash prior to...