Avaliação da rede de frio local do distrito sanitário III de João Pessoa - PB

Abstract

Immunization is a strategy of excellence in decreasing infant morbidity and mortality for immunopreventable diseases. The National Immunization Program is responsible for the standardization of the procedures to be adopted in the cold chain which aims to ensure the quality of immunobiological, keeping them at a temperature between +2 ° and +8 ° C. This study aimed to evaluate of local cold network of Family Health Units from Sanitary District III of the public health network in the city of João Pessoa - PB. This is a descriptive study with a quantitative approach, of normative-evaluative type, the items applied were: general aspects of vaccination room and cold network from the Supervision s Instrument of Immunization Rooms (PAISSV version 2.0, 2004) in 23 May and June 2012. Data were tabulated and analyzed using descriptive statistics. As a parameter for quality evaluation, 51 items were selected, where the positive responses obtained weight "1" and the negative "0", with subsequent summation of points and ranked according to a given score. The quality of cold network was evaluated between good and regular. It was found that 95,7% nursing technicians have training in vaccine, but 73.9% did not receive training in cold chain. In regards to the vaccination rooms: 30.4% were not exclusive to vaccination, 78.3% did not have adequate size and there was no protection against direct sunlight in 47.8% of the rooms, moreover, 95.7% had no air conditioning system. So, there is need on structural improvement in the local cold chain in intent to achieve the regulations established by the Health Ministry as well as systematic implementation of permanent education for professionals who work in the vaccination rooms.