Abstract

MONKEN, Sonia Francisca de Paula  and  PINHEIRO, Jessica Lemos. Implementing health education actions in waiting rooms as strategy for patient adherence to vaccination in a basic health unit. Ensino em Re-Vista [online]. 2021, vol.28, e054.  Epub June 29, 2023. ISSN 1983-1730.  https://doi.org/10.14393/er-v28a2021-54.

Basic Health Units (BHU) are gateways to users, as well as centers for communication with the entire Healthcare Network. They provide several health services, such as the National Immunization Program, which helps reducing morbidity and mortality rates. Health Education Actions are alternatives to empower individuals about their health condition. The aim of the current study is to analyze the contribution of educational actions for individuals’ adherence to vaccination. This qualitative study was carried out in a BHU. Activities were carried out in the waiting room and they comprised providing health instruction about the importance of vaccination. After the proposed interventions were applied, 201 users were instructed and 80 vaccine doses were administered. The study has shown positive results, both for users’ participation in the proposed activities and for their adherence to vaccination.

Keywords : Vaccination; Waiting room; Basic Health Unit; Unified Health System; Health Education.

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