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Introduction and Objective: The cold chain of immunobiological agent conservation occupies a strategic position in the immunization system and, therefore, needs to be evaluated. This study psychometrically evaluated the Immunobiological Agent Conservation Assessment Scale (Escala de Avaliação da Conservação de Imunobiológicos —EACI). Methods: Methodological study carried out in Minas Gerais, Brazil, including 275 immunization rooms, divided into three stages: (a) pilot study; (b) internal consistency and temporal reproducibility; (c) criterion validity and structural validity. Results: The EACI items were analyzed for comprehension and clarity; presenting internally consistency (Cronbach's alpha: 0.72 [95% CI: 0.666–0.763]) and temporal reproducibility (ICC: 0.948 [95% CI: 0.911–0.981]), in addition to explaining 72% of the variance and discriminating the groups criteria (p =.0025). Conclusion: The EACI is psychometrically reliable and valid and is the first assessment instrument available for this construct. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Copyright of Revista de Atencao Primaria a Saude is the property of Revista de Atencao Primaria a Saude and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

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Objective: to analyze the acceptance and use of the Information System of the National Immunization Program in primary health care vaccination rooms. Method: a unique case study of a qualitative approach in the light of the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology. Data collection included an interview with 18 professionals responsible for the implementation of the information system, observation of vaccination rooms in 12 municipalities of the West Macroregion of Minas Gerais, selected from a preliminary study. Data was systematized and analyzed through Content Analysis. Results: the interviewees are satisfied with the usefulness and ease of the system usage, but do not have the same satisfaction with the organizational infrastructure due to the lack of computers and low Internet connectivity in the health units, as well as with the incipient training for the use of the information system and the lack of skills with the technology among the human resources. Conclusion: nursing professionals perceive advantages in the acceptance and use of the Information System of the National Immunization Program. It was clear that the vaccinated individual's history control and the decrease of records in paper are evidenced as facilitators of this acceptance. The system was considered reliable and secure. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Introduction: Patient safety is an important and essential aspect of proper care provision. Research on patient safety has been focused more on the hospital aspect due to the fact of providing more complex care. However, many events with unintentional injuries take places in the vaccination room, which could be preventable for most of them. The purpose of this work is to know the perception of nursing professionals on patient safety in the vaccination room. Materials and Methods: A descriptive, qualitative study was conducted in a medium-sized municipality of the southeastern region of Brazil between March and May 2016 using open-ended interviews and analyzed from the perspective of Alfred Schütz's social phenomenology. Participants in the research were nursing professionals who worked in eight vaccination rooms. Results: Based on the analysis of open-ended interviews, the results were classified into two categories: "A view to the vaccination room and patient safety" and "Work in the vaccination room: the search for safe vaccination." Professionals understand the importance of providing safe and high-quality care in the vaccination room. However, many environmental, structural and managerial factors influence how such care is provided. Discussion: The phenomenological reduction of this phenomenon and its understanding leads us to the belief that professionals should refuse to pre-existent "guesswork" that might influence safe practice and include knowledge and experiences based on basic vaccination principles. Conclusions: Safe immunization practices can promote preventive health as primary care and collective good. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Hepatitis B is an important risk factor for healthcare students, because they are in permanent contact with patients through practical activities in healthcare facilities. The aim of this study was to verify the immunization status of healthcare students and describe their knowledge of the spread of hepatitis B. An immunization survey was conducted at the Federal University of São João Del Rei (UFSJ) in 2010. 392 questionnaires were administered to assess vaccination status. The data were processed using EpiData 3.1 and Epi Info 6.0. Analysis of vaccination status showed that 51.2% of students had had a complete course of hepatitis B vaccination. Among the respondents, 53.1% reported having had contact with perforating or cutting equipment, and 4.1% had suffered injuries during clinical practice, 91.3% demonstrated knowledge of contagion through cutting and piercing materials, while 6.6% reported not knowing the modes of transmission of the disease. Healthcare students of UFSJ are not adequately immunized against hepatitis B, and more than half have had contact with cutting or perforating equipment that exposes them to vulnerability during their education. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Vaccine storage is a strategic necessity in order to maintain the effectiveness of vaccines and it is part of the activities of National Immunization Program (PNI). The objective of this research was to identify the problems listed in the literature on cold chain storage of vaccines in the public Brazilian health system. It was conducted using an integrative literature review of studies published since 1988 in MEDLINE, LILACS, SCIELO and BDENF. Ten studies were found, all of them quantitative and descriptive. Analysis of the sample identified many barriers that can compromise the quality of immunogenicity and a considerable increase in the costs of PNI, as well as unnecessary loss of vaccines, due to errors in cold chain maintenance. Care regarding the preservation of vaccines, which incorporates a series of activities in the practice of nursing, points to the need for continuing education of personnel, monitoring and evaluation of the work process and further studies in the area. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: to identify spatial clusters corresponding to abandonment of routine vaccines in children. Method: an ecological study, according to data from the 853 municipalities of a Brazilian state. The records analyzed were those of the multidose pentavalent, pneumococcal 10-valent, inactivated poliomyelitis and oral human rotavirus vaccines of 781,489 children aged less than one year old. The spatial scan statistics was used to identify spatial clusters and assess the relative risk based on the vaccination abandonment indicator. Results: the spatial scan statistics detected the presence of statistically significant clusters for abandonment regarding the four vaccines in all the years analyzed. However, the highest number of clusters with high relative risk estimates was identified in 2020. The Vale do Aço and West, North and West, and Southwest regions stand out for the pentavalent, poliomyelitis and rotavirus vaccines, respectively. Conclusion: in an attempt to mitigate the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the immunization program experienced setbacks. The presence of clusters points to the need to implement integrated strategies that may involve different sectors for an active search for children and prevent outbreaks of vaccinepreventable diseases in the near future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: develop and evaluate a vaccine application for mobile devices, with update integrated with the National Immunization Program Information System, for care in vaccination rooms. Method: methodological research based on the Pressman System Development Life Cycle theory developed in three stages: integrative literature review, computational development, and application evaluation. The product was evaluated as to satisfaction, using a validated questionnaire, and as to usability by the System Usability Scale. Results: the application functionalities were based on the survey of technological Innovations on immunization, published in the scientific literature. It displays user vaccines directly from the National Immunization Program Information System, notifies about upcoming vaccines, and enables the inclusion of vaccine cards of dependents. The evaluation resulted in users' mean score of 90.5 ± 11.1 and health professionals' mean score of 84.2 ± 19.4. Conclusion: the application is a technological tool with potential to improve the work process in vaccination rooms and to reach the goals of vaccine coverage. It synchronizes data with the National Immunization Program Information System, thus enabling the maintenance of people's vaccination history. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]