The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics 2005 , Vol 47 , Num 2
Hepatitis B and measles seroprevalence among Turkish children
1Pediatric Infectious Disease Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Medicine, Ankara
2Department of Public Health, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara
3Department of Microbiology, İstanbul University İstanbul Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey
4Turkish National Study Team (in alphabetical order): Handan Alp, Department of Pediatrics, Atatürk University Faculty of Medicine, Erzurum; Aysen Bulut, Department of Pediatrics, İstanbul University Institute of Child Health, İstanbul; Şükrü Cin, Department of Pediatrics, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara; Gamze Mocan, Department of Pediatrics, Karadeniz Technical University Faculty of Medicine, Trabzon; Nükhet Dağbaşı, Glaxo-SmithKline Beecham, İstanbul; Cihat Dündar, Department of Pediatrics, Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine, Samsun; Ayten Egemen, Department of Pediatrics, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir; Muzaffer Eskiocak, Department of Pediatrics, Trakya University Faculty of Medicine, Edirne; Nuran Evliyaoğlu, Department of Pediatrics, Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Adana; Aytaç Güraksın, Department of Pediatrics, Atatürk University Faculty of Medicine, Erzurum; Ateş Kara, Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara; Hilal Mocan, Department of Pediatrics, Karadeniz Technical University Faculty of Medicine, Trabzon; Elif Özmert, Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara; Fadıl Öztürk, Department of Pediatrics, 19 Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine, Samsun; Günay Saka, Department of Pediatrics, Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, Diyarbakır; Müjgan Sıdal, Department of Pediatrics, İstanbul University Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul; Betül Ulukol, Department of Pediatrics, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara; Gülten Tanyer, Department of Pediatrics, Ministry of Health, Ankara Hospital, Ankara; Mehmet Ali Taş, Department of Pediatrics, Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, Diyarbakır; Ömer Velicangil, Glaxo SmithKline Beecham, İstanbul; Mehtap Yazıcıoğlu, Department of Pediatrics, Trakya University Faculty of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey
Kanra G, Tezcan S, Badur S, Turkish National Team. Hepatitis B and measles seroprevalence among Turkish children. Turk J Pediatr 2005; 47: 105-110.

This study was performed to determine hepatitis B and measles seroprevalence among the population under 30 years of age in Turkey. Blood samples of 2,683 subjects from eight provinces of Turkey were studied. Measles IgG was determined by hemagglutinin inhibition method, and hepatitits B surface antigen (HBsAg), anti-hepatitis B surface antibody (anti-HBs) and anti-hepatitis B core antibodies (anti-HBc) were determined by ELISA method. Overall seropositivity for measles was found to be 59.6%. There was a significant difference in seropositivity among provinces. The seropositivity was found to increase with age. The overall seropositivities for HBsAg, anti-HBs and anti- HBc were found to be 5.4%, 17% and 15.1%, respectively. The seroprevalences differed significantly among provinces. Although seroprevalence for anti-HBs and anti-HBc increased with age, HBsAg seropositivity did not change significantly after one year of age. Seroprevalence was not affected by sex. It was concluded that every effort should be given to vaccinate infants as early as possible for hepatitis B and that the coverage of infancy measles vaccination should be increased with a second dose. Keywords : hepatitis B, measles, seroprevalence

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