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Rubella seroprevalance among the girls (aged 7-15) in
the primary-school period living in low and high
socio-economic areas in Denizli, TurkeyAli Ihsan Bozkurt1, Nural Cevahir2, Mehmet Bostanci3, Ahmet Ergin4,
Nurhan Meydan Acimis5, Esma Alkis6, Ugur Yildirim7ABSTRACT
Objective: Immunity against rubella before women’s reproductive age is a practical strategy to control congenital rubella syndrome (CRS). This study was designed to investigate the rubella seroprevalance among the female primary-school students living in low and high socio-economic areas in Denizli (Turkey).
Methodology: Two hundred seventy seven students were eligible for this comparative cross-sectional study (November 2003). Schools and classrooms were randomly included in the sample. The cut off points of blood sample were set as <10 IU negative; ³10 - <15 IU indeterminate; ³15 IU positive.
Results: Study was completed in 235 (84.8%) students. Rubella seropositivity was 74.0% (p=0.03). Rubella vaccination rate was 14.0% (high SES) and 7.8% (low SES). A significant difference continued among the graders even after multivariable adjustments (p<0.001).
Conclusion: Sporadic rubella vaccinations may not be a right option to control rubella among women in their reproductive age thus active immunization is important for public health in developing countries.
KEY WORDS:
Rubella, Seroprevalance, Socio-economic class, Primary school girls.Pak J Med Sci October - December 2010 Vol. 26 No. 4 905-908
How to cite this article:
Bozkurt AI, Cevahir N, Bostanci M, Ergin A, Acimis NM, Alkis E, Yildirim U. Rubella seroprevalance among the girls (aged 7-15) in the primary-school period living in low and high socio-economic areas in Denizli, Turkey. Pak J Med Sci 2010;26(4):905-908
1. Ali Ihsan Bozkurt, MD, PhD,
Department of Public Health
2. Nural Cevahir, MD,
Department of Microbiology
3. Mehmet Bostanci, MD,
Department of Public Health
4. Ahmet Ergin, MD, PhD, MPH,
Department of Public Health
5. Nurhan Meydan Acimis, MD,
Denizli State Hospital,
Denizli Turkey Public Health
6. Esma Alkis, MD,
Denizli Turkey Public Health
7. Ugur Yildirim,
Department of Microbiology
1-4, 7: Pamukkale University, Medical Faculty,
Denizli Turkey.
Corresponding Author:
Dr. Nurhan Meydan Acimis,
E-mail: nurhan88@hotmail.com
* Received for Publication: February 25, 2010
* Accepted: June 23, 2010
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