Use of an application on the measles vaccine for Warao indigenous refugees in Brazil.
Rev Bras Enferm
; 77Suppl 3(Suppl 3): e20230253, 2024.
Article
em En, Pt
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38477815
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate the need to develop an application with information about the measles vaccine for Warao indigenous people.METHODS:
This was a quantitative study conducted at the Espaço de Acolhimento Tapanã refugee shelter in the city of Belém, Pará, Brazil. The study sample was selected for convenience. Data were analyzed descriptively using Bioestat 5.0 software.RESULTS:
Twenty-one Warao indigenous individuals were interviewed. It was identified that 91% (n=20) had lost their vaccination card; 91% (n=20) stated they had lost their vaccination card more than three times, and 91% expressed interest in an application to store their vaccination information.CONCLUSIONS:
The research provided important information for the development of a health application named WaraoMedI (Warao Measles Diversity Indigenous), as well as offered nursing professionals evidence about the challenges Warao indigenous refugees face in self-managing their vaccination information.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Refugiados
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Cardiologia
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
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Pt
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article