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- Measles is a major cause of illness and death among children, but it can be fully prevented through vaccination; despite this, the disease is still prevalent in Brazil.
- The article investigates how well the population adheres to measles vaccination and its links to hospitalizations and deaths from the disease over the years 2013 to 2022.
- High vaccination rates occurred leading up to the disease's eradication in 2016, resulting in low hospitalizations and no deaths; however, vaccination rates have significantly declined since 2019, causing a resurgence of measles along with increased hospitalizations and deaths.
Article Abstract
Measles is one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality in the pediatric population and it can be prevented with 100% effectiveness by vaccination. However, the disease remains active in throughout Brazil. The scope of this article is to evaluate the population's adherence to vaccination and the potential connection with hospitalizations and mortality in relation to measles in Brazil. This is an ecological study based on secondary data on mortality and hospitalizations due to measles and vaccination coverage against the disease in Brazil from 2013 to 2022. The peak of adherence to the measles vaccination schedule occurred in the 3 years that preceded the eradication of the disease in the country, which occurred in 2016. In this interval, there are the lowest hospitalization rates, with zero mortality from 2014 to 2017. On the other hand, there has been a marked drop in vaccination rates since 2019, when the disease resurfaced in Brazil. Concomitantly, hospitalization and mortality rates reach the highest recorded values. Population adherence to the complete measles vaccination schedule, which is essential to control the disease and related deaths, is insufficient, which is reflected in hospitalization and mortality rates.
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| http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1413-81232024295.20042022 | DOI Listing |
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