# Use of an application on the measles vaccine for Warao indigenous refugees in Brazil

## TL;DR

This study explores the need for a mobile app to help Warao indigenous refugees in Brazil manage their measles vaccination information.

## Contribution

The study identifies a high interest in a mobile app for vaccination record-keeping among Warao refugees.

## Key findings

- 91% of Warao participants had lost their vaccination card multiple times.
- 91% expressed interest in using an app to store vaccination information.
- The study supports the development of the WaraoMedI health application.

## Abstract

To evaluate the need to develop an application with information about the measles vaccine for Warao indigenous people.

This was a quantitative study conducted at the Espaço de Acolhimento Tapanã refugee shelter in the city of Belém, Pará, Brazil. The study sample was selected for convenience. Data were analyzed descriptively using Bioestat 5.0 software.

Twenty-one Warao indigenous individuals were interviewed. It was identified that 91% (n=20) had lost their vaccination card; 91% (n=20) stated they had lost their vaccination card more than three times, and 91% expressed interest in an application to store their vaccination information.

The research provided important information for the development of a health application named WaraoMedI (Warao Measles Diversity Indigenous), as well as offered nursing professionals evidence about the challenges Warao indigenous refugees face in self-managing their vaccination information.