VACCINATION OF PATIENTS IN A NEIGHBORHOOD OF FORTALEZA: A SURVEY STUDY

Abstract

The history of vaccination begins in the eighteenth century, when the first vaccine was developed in the context of smallpox, by Edward Jenner, who demonstrated that by inoculating a contaminated person's secretion into a healthy one, he acquired immunity to the disease, and through these experiments, the first vaccine emerged. . In Brazil, in the twentieth century, Rio de Janeiro faced several epidemics, such as smallpox, plague and yellow fever. As a result, the physician Oswaldo Cruz, in 1904, to combat them, implemented several sanitary measures, among them, the mandatory nature of vaccination. Such an attitude unleashed enormous popular discontent, which became known as the "Vaccine Revolt", in which the population held several protests in the streets, as well as direct combat with armed force, which generated numerous deaths. However, even with several movements against it, it is undeniable that vaccination was one of the most successful public health interventions for the eradication of several diseases. Thus, the objective of this study is to analyze the vaccination coverage of a region of Fortaleza, the knowledge and popular beliefs about this practice, to investigate the main barriers that hinder vaccination, to assess whether the public measures implemented are sufficient to meet the vaccination goal.

DOI:https://doi.org/10.56238/sevened2024.028-011