Rubella seroprevalence in an unvaccinated pregnant population in Malatya Turkey
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İnönü Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi, Türkiye
İnönü Üniversitesi, Türkiye
İnönü Üniversitesi, Türkiye
İnönü Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Mücahit EĞRİ
Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale |
| Makale Alt Türü | SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale |
| Dergi Adı | Public Health |
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | SCI-Expanded |
| Dergi Grubu | Q4 |
| Makale Dili | İngilizce |
| Basım Tarihi | 06-2007 |
| Cilt No | 121 |
| Sayı | 6 |
| Özet |
| Background Controlling congenital rubella by 2010 is one of the targets of the World Health Organization. Most European countries currently include rubella vaccine in their national immunization programmes, but not yet in Turkey. Objectives To define rubella seroprevalence in pregnancy in Malatya, Turkey. Study design A cross-sectional interview survey was conducted among pregnant women living in Malatya province from November 2003 to May 2004, together with a follow-up component. Methods Stratified probability proportional to size sampling methodology. A total of 824 pregnant women from 60 clusters were enrolled. After obtaining informed consent, participants’ socio-demographic and fertility characteristics were collected by interview questionnaire. Various blood samples were drawn. After storing serum samples at −20°C for 6 months, anti-rubella IgM and IgG titres were studied by micro ELISA. Only … |
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