Abstract
Objective: Describe the knowledge of chronic kidney patients regarding the National Immunization Calendar, as well as compliance with the vaccination process. Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach, conducted with 115 chronic renal patients, aged over 18 years. Data were collected through questionnaires transferred to spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel Office, where they were tabulated and described in the form of tables and graphs. Subsequently, they were analyzed using descriptive statistics with the help of the IBM SPSS Statistics software. The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee. Results: The sample, with a mean age of 55.5 ± 5.0 years (27%), had a male majority (58.3%); with complete primary education (37.4%); average family income of up to 1 minimum wage (44.3%). Of these, only 41.7% of individuals were aware of the importance of the vaccination schedule. In addition, 86.1% claimed to believe that vaccines are good, in contrast to 90.4% who showed outdated vaccine cards. Conclusion: It is concluded that there is a wide space between the ideal and the real, regarding health practices for vaccination purposes and assiduous compliance with the vaccination card, emphasizing its importance and the problems related to the absence of this prevention.