Conservação de imunobiológicos: diagnóstico situacional da rede de frio de um município do interior pernambucano

Abstract

The cold chain is a broad system guided by the National Immunization Program (PNI), through standardization, planning, evaluation and financing, responsible for the proper maintenance of the cold chain, for conservation from the producing laboratory to the user of immunobiologicals. Objective to analyze the conservation of immunobiologicals in the municipality of Pesqueira-PE. Method: This is an observational, descriptive study with a quantitative approach. To obtain the data, a semi-structured questionnaire from the Program for the Evaluation of the Instrument of Supervision for the Vaccination Room – PAISSV, of the Ministry of Health, was used. Results: the general index of quality of vaccine conservation was 70.66%, which classified the rooms like regular. The use of domestic refrigerators with a capacity of less than 280 liters and temperature monitoring were the items that most negatively influenced the conservation quality of immunobiologicals. Conclusion: the results achieved can collaborate in the identification of weaknesses that compromise the quality of conservation of immunobiologicals in vaccine rooms in the city, in view of this, it can collaborate with the need to develop strategies to ensure improvements in the quality of service.