Seropositivity of hepatitis A in children aged 7-14 years in Diyarbakir province center

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dc.authorid0000-0002-2524-2124en_US
dc.authorid0000-0003-3475-660Xen_US
dc.contributor.authorPirinççioğlu, Ayfer Gözü
dc.contributor.authorAdıgüzel, Salih
dc.contributor.authorÖzekinci, Tuncer
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-18T06:06:23Z
dc.date.available2024-01-18T06:06:23Z
dc.date.issued2018en_US
dc.departmentDicle Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Dahili Tıp Bilimleri Bölümü, Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Ana Bilim Dalıen_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: Hepatitis A virus (HAV) is a common morbidity in society, and mortality is more common in older ages. It is important to identify the prevalence in the population, the development of primary protection methods, and vaccination policies. This study aimed to identify anti-HAV seropositivity in children in 3 different schools in Diyarbakır, Turkey, to evaluate the risk factors influencing prevalence, and thus to develop strategies to prevent infection. Material/Methods: The study was a prospective investigation of 600 children with a mean age of 10.5 years (range, 7-14), including 291 males and 309 females. Results: The seropositivity was 45.7% (41.2% in males and 49.8% females) with a statistically significant difference by sex (p=0.042). It was also significantly correlated with age. Factors significantly associated with seropositivity were educational level and income of parents, number of rooms in the house, type of toilet, number of siblings, and source of drinking water. Hence, older age, more siblings, crowded household, and low socioeconomic level are risk factors for seropositivity. Conclusions: Protection strategies for the disease include improving socioeconomic level, increasing the level of education, disseminating appropriate drinking water, improving infrastructure and sewage disposal, and public health education on hygiene and the importance of vaccination. We also believe that active immunization against HAV in Turkey in general and in our province in particular can prevent infection in children and related complications in older people.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPirinççioğlu, A. G., Adıgüzel, S. ve Özekinci, T. (2018). Seropositivity of hepatitis A in children aged 7-14 years in Diyarbakir province center. Medical Science Monitor, 24, 936-943.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.12659/MSM.906861
dc.identifier.endpage943en_US
dc.identifier.issn1234-1010
dc.identifier.pmid29445079
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85042423385
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage936en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://medscimonit.com/abstract/index/idArt/906861
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11468/13218
dc.identifier.volume24en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000425192600001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.institutionauthorPirinççioğlu, Ayfer Gözü
dc.institutionauthorAdıgüzel, Salih
dc.institutionauthorÖzekinci, Tuncer
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Scientific Information, Inc.en_US
dc.relation.ispartofMedical Science Monitor
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectChilden_US
dc.subjectHepatitis A virusen_US
dc.subjectPrevalenceen_US
dc.subjectVaccinationen_US
dc.titleSeropositivity of hepatitis A in children aged 7-14 years in Diyarbakir province centeren_US
dc.titleSeropositivity of hepatitis A in children aged 7-14 years in Diyarbakir province center
dc.typeArticleen_US

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