Use of an application on the measles vaccine for Warao indigenous refugees in Brazil

• Main Authors: Bárbara Lopes Paiva (Author), Ingrid Bentes Lima (Author), Laura Maria Vidal Nogueira (Author), Ivaneide Leal Ataíde Rodrigues (Author), Samantha Pereira Caldas (Author), Marizete Lopes Andrade (Author), Arthur da Silva Costa Pedroza (Author), Anderson Raiol Rodrigues (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary

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.

Item Description

1984-0446
10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0253