According to the Consultation System of the National Health Information System, until August 2023, the state of Chihuahua averaged 76.2 percent in vaccination coverage that includes tetanus, diphtheria, and hepatitis for girls and boys aged 5 to 6 years. with 11 months.
Regarding girls and boys from 12 to 23 months, the state of Chihuahua maintains an average coverage of 75.0 percent, figures that up to now are up to 10 points above what was indicated in 2018.
➡️ Receive the news directly to your cell phone. Subscribe here to our WhatsApp channel
At the end of 2018, the estimate of vaccination coverage included in the INEGI Health and Nutrition Surveys was, with the reinforcement of the diphtheria, whooping cough and tetanus vaccine in children aged 5 to 6 years 11 months, 66.1 %, less than the coverage at the national level, which at that time was 79.4%.
Coverage with at least one dose of tuberculosis, hepatitis B, and Pentavalent Acellular vaccines (diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, poliomyelitis, and type B influenza infections) in children 5 to 6 years 11 months of age, was lower in Chihuahua ( 77.5%) than at the national level (86.9%).
In 2017 in children 5 to 6 years 11 months, coverage with at least one dose of SRP was 78.8% in Chihuahua, lower than the national estimate (89.8%).
In this same age group, coverage with two doses of SRP was 40.5% in Chihuahua and 37.1% at the national level, thus the entity exceeded the national average.
In children between 12 and 23 months of age, vaccination coverage with the full (current) scheme was 19.8% in Chihuahua, higher than the national average coverage (19.0%).
Coverage with the four-vaccination scheme that includes tuberculosis, hepatitis B, and Acellular Pentavalent (diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, poliomyelitis, and influenza-type infections) was 18.7% in Chihuahua, and 19.8% on average at the national level.
It should be noted that the Digital Health Consultation System is updated according to the informality provided by the state systems and the Federal Health System, so until now no age groups older than 6 years and 11 months are included.
The year does not end, nor is a definitive coverage average established, so the entity could remain at the level it is at, increase or decrease in the case of the full doses required by age
2023-09-07 11:00:54
#Vaccine #coverage #increases #points #children #months
