HEPATITIES B AND C IMMUNIZATION IN ADOLESCENTS: EXPERIENCE REPORT IN A SCHOOL IN PARNAMIRIM-RN

INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND: This paper describes the experiment conducted in the Municipal School Professor Homero de Oliveira Dantas, in the municipality of Parnamirim-RN, before conducting immunization against Hepatitis B and health education, because of low vaccination coverage in adolescents aged between 11 to 19 years and the vulnerability of this group to keep unprotected sex with multiple partners. METHOD: The target audience were teenagers enrolled in the Municipal School Professor Homero de Oliveira, the municipality of Parnamirim-RN. The multidisciplinary team has developed an action covering activities related to planning and carrying out periodic vaccination campaigns Hepatitis B. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: Among the 270 adolescents who participated in the action, 215 attended the school with the vaccination card. Of these, 47 had the vaccination date for hepatitis B were applied 148 doses, of which 68 received the 1st dose of vaccine, 33 received the 2nd dose, and 67 received the 3rd dose. At the end of the action, an educational lecture was developed emphasizing the importance of knowing this pathology and the importance of prevention, focusing on vaccination and the use of male and female condoms. We believe the successful action, as it has been shown to promote effective and positive changes, seeking to improve the quality of life of adolescents.