Esquema atrasado de vacunación infantil

Abstract

Introduction: Immunization has represented a great advance in the prevention of multiple infectious diseases. In Ecuador, thanks to the National Immunization Strategy (NIS), the entire population has access to this right, cataloged as the best cost-effective public health strategy. Currently, outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases continue to be reported, directly associated with low vaccine coverage and the influence of multiple institutional, social, cultural and demographic factors. Such elements predispose the appearance of a susceptible population, that is, those who have not received the recommended vaccines for their age, representing a public health problem in the face of the imminent appearance of new outbreaks or epidemics. Objective: Analyze the delayed schedule of childhood vaccination, through the systematic review of a case presented in a health center in the city of Machala, for the implementation of a technical tool as a guide for the management of delayed schedules in children under 5 years.