PMID: 26770581Jan 16, 2016Paper

Seroprevalence of hepatitis a and associated factors among 1-15 year old children in Eastern Turkey

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine
Serap KaramanAbdullah Ceylan

Abstract

Hepatitis A is a common infectious disease during childhood worldwide. Recently, great deal of changes in the epidemiology has been reported. The seroepidemiologic studies of this infection are not sufficient in Eastern region of Turkey. To investigate the seroprevalence and association with socio-demographic variables of hepatitis A in 1-15 year old children in Van. This study was performed on 510 one to fifteen year old children from outpatient pediatric clinics in Yüzüncü Yıl University, Faculty of Medicine during last three months of 2009. Anti-HAV IgG was measured in sera by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The information about subjects was recorded on standardized forms and a chart review survey was performed. The overall ratio for seropositivity was 54.9%. Statistical significance was found between hepatitis A seroprevalence and age, collective use of domestic items, fresh water resources, localization and type of toilet and the number of households. This study provided the most recent data of seropositivity and revealed the preliminary indication of epidemiological shift in seroprevalence of Hepatitis A virus in a region with high endemicity.

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