Intervention plan to reduce the dropout rate in children under one year of age.

Abstract

The National Immunization Strategy (ENI) is free, and is responsible for the elimination, eradication and control of preventable immune diseases in the population under one year of age in Ecuador. These diseases are high cost generating great economic and social impact, as they result in consultations, hospitalizations and premature deaths. The ENI in our country has as vision, to achieve the control, elimination and / or eradication of diseases preventable by vaccination. And therefore as a general objective to decrease the morbidity and mortality rates in the target population evidenced in the normal range of the dropout rate that is less than 6% of it. An intervention plan allows us to characterize the current situation in Immunization of the urban and rural population of Canton Buena Fe through the Type C Health Center "San Jacinto de Buena Fe" and visualize the social determinants of health, as well as; Define problems and priorities by verifying compliance with programmed activities, formulate strategies for promotion, prevention, identifying relevant factors in our coverage area. This analysis allows us to make decisions, new challenges and needs that result from changes in the demographic and epidemiological profile of the population.