title: [Evaluation of vaccination coverage rapid monitoring in the West Minas Gerais Extended Health Region, Brazil, 2012].
abstract: to evaluate the results of the Rapid Monitoring of the Coverage (RMC) of the childhood vaccination schedule in West Minas Gerais Extended Health Region, Brazil, in 2012.
  
  
  
  this was a descriptive study of RMC data available on the Unified Health System Information Department website; coverage of the childhood vaccination schedule was examined in 6 Health Micro-Regions.
  
  
  
  RMC involved 7,728 children aged between 6 months and 4 years and 11 months old; all micro-regions had at least one immunobiologic product with vaccination coverage below that recommended by the Ministry of Health; the most cited reason for non-vaccination was lack of time (21.2%); shortcomings were found in RMC records.
  
  
  
  in addition to low coverage, inconsistencies were found in RMC information. This points to the need to review RMC implementation and supervision, as well as RMC staff preparation and mobilization.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de São João Del Rei, Programa de Residência em Enfermagem na Atenção Básica/Saúde da Família, Divinópolis-MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: Guilherme Rodrigues Diniz
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.affiliation: Secretaria de Estado da Saúde de Minas Gerais, Superintendência Regional de Saúde de Divinópolis, Divinópolis-MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: Suelem Santos
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de São João Del Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindu, Divinópolis-MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: Eliete Albano de Azevedo
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Guimarães
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de São João Del Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindu, Divinópolis-MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: Ricardo Bezerra
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Cavalcante
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de São João Del Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindu, Divinópolis-MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: Valéria Conceição de
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Oliveira
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D002675:Child, Preschool; D063005:Health Information Systems; D006801:Humans; D017589:Immunization Programs; D007115:Immunization Schedule; D007223:Infant; D000073887:Vaccination Coverage / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*