Knowledge and Practices Regarding Epidemiological Surveillance of the Extended Immunization Program
Nursing staff initiates the epidemiological research; certain weaknesses have been seen in the performance of actions aiming to control the Extended Immunization Program. The objective of this research was to determine the knowledge and practices of nursing staff regarding surveillance of vaccine-pr...
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| Lenguaje: | Español |
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Escuela de Salud Pública y Ambiente. Fac. Cs. Médicas UNC
2014
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/RSD/article/view/6912 |
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| Sumario: | Nursing staff initiates the epidemiological research; certain weaknesses have been seen in the performance of actions aiming to control the Extended Immunization Program. The objective of this research was to determine the knowledge and practices of nursing staff regarding surveillance of vaccine-preventable diseases such as rubella, measles and poliomyelitis.A descriptive transversal study was designed and a questionnaire validated by experts’ judgment was used after reliability was verified to interview 26 nurses who work at ambulatory centers in the municipality of Roscio.It was observed that 98% of the interviewed professionals knew of these vaccinepreventable diseases and 73% knew there were surveillance forms; however, only 8% could identify the adequate sample to investigate a suspicious case of poliomyelitis. Thus, we conclude that there are weaknesses in epidemiological surveillance since nurses do not report or take actions within the appropriate period of time because they ignore fundamental aspects of Surveillance. |
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