Classificação de risco de transmissão de doenças imunopreveníveis a partir de indicadores de coberturas vacinais nos municípios brasileiros

Rui Moreira Braz, Carla Magda Allan S. Domingues, Antônia Maria da Silva Teixeira, Expedito José de Albuquerque Luna, Rui Moreira Braz, Carla Magda Allan S. Domingues, Antônia Maria da Silva Teixeira, Expedito José de Albuquerque Luna

to describe the transmission risk classification of vaccine-preventable diseases in Brazilian municipalities. this was a descriptive epidemiologic study using 2014 data of the Brazilian National Immunization Program Information System; the vaccine coverage indicators were used to classify the transmission risk of vaccine-preventable diseases in the municipalities. of the 5,570 Brazilian municipalities, 12.0% were classified as very low risk, 29.6% as low risk, 2.2% as medium risk, 54.3% as high risk and 1.8% as very high risk. the vaccination coverage surveillance allowed to identify most of the municipalities in high risk situation and the minority of children living in municipalities with appropriate coverage; the vaccination coverage surveillance using indicators of the Brazilian National Health System (SUS) is a new tool for identifying priority areas where the actions can be more successful for health managers and improve the quality and the success of the immunizations program.