“Factores que influyen en la no adherencia al esquema de vacunación de la población infantil en el centro de salud nº 3 de la provincia de Chimborazo”.

Abstract

Objective: Determine the factors that influence the non-adherence to the vaccination scheme of the child population in the health center No. 3 of the Province of Chimborazo”. Type of study: analytical, cross-sectional and quantitative. A population of 74 mothers was used for non-probabilistic sampling for convenience. Technique and instrument: a survey was used that was validated by experts in which general information, open and closed questions and vaccination scheme are detailed. Results: 70.27% were mothers, 27.03% were between 25-29 years old, 62.16% were mestizos, 35.14% had complete instruction, 51.35% were female. In the internal and external factors we find the following: 100% answered that religion and waiting time in the unit is not a factor, 81.13% forget the vaccination date, the 54.55% frequent adverse reactions were muscle pain and irritability, 22.97% distance, 21.62% work, 18.92% there are no vaccines and syringes, 18.92% due to adverse reactions, 18.87% home births, 9, 46% child is sick, 8.11% lack of time, 8.11% change of address, 6.76% traveling, 6.76% lost of license, 6.76% being a first-time mother, 4.05% sick caregiver, 2.70% economic factor, 1.35% ethnicity, 1.35% lack of information. Conclusion: the most predominant factors were: forgetting the vaccination date, work, lack of time, distance, child being sick, changing the lost address of the card and adverse reactions.