Seroprevalence of hepatitis b and tetanus among ezidian (Yazidi) women fleeing war

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dc.contributor.authorÖzcan N.
dc.contributor.authorBulut Z.K.
dc.contributor.authorEvinç E.
dc.contributor.authorYiğitalp G.
dc.contributor.authorÖzekinci T.
dc.contributor.authorCeylan A.
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-24T18:46:23Z
dc.date.available2024-04-24T18:46:23Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.departmentDicle Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractWomen suffer much from wars and forced migrations. In 2014, Ezidians (Yazidis) living in Iraq migrated to Syria and then to Turkey due to civil war. Tetanus is a bacterial infection caused by Clostridium tetani spores getting into the body. Hepatitis B is an infection caused by the hepatitis B virus. Both hepatitis B and tetanus are vaccine-preventable diseases. We aimed to evaluate the seroprevalence of tetanus and hepatitis B among Yazidi women who had fled to our country and have been living in a tent city. This study was conducted in Diyarbakır province, located in Southeastern Turkey, between July 2015 and February 2016. A total of 245 Yazidi women aged between 15 and 49 years, living in a tent city, were included. HBsAg, anti-HBs and anti-HBcIgG were studied by ELISA method with Cobas e 601 (Roche Diagnostics, Switzerland) system autoanalyzer. Antibodies to tetanus toxin were tested by ELISA method with the Virotech ELISA tetanus (Virotech, Germany). Of the 245 women, 38 (15.5%) had vaccine-induced immunity, while 11 (4.5%) had antibodies against hepatitis B due to previous exposure. Two women (0.8%) had isolated anti-HBcIgG positivity. Among 245 women, 96 (39.2%) had anti-tetanus antibodies. This population was notably susceptible to both tetanus and hepatitis B. Vaccination of this sensitive population was important for the well-being of the women, their spouses and children to be born. © 2018, Bulgarian Society for Microbiology (Union of Scientists in Bulgaria). All rights reserved.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipDicle Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis project was supported by Grant No TIP.15.026 from Dicle University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit entitled ‘Diyarbakır Çadır Kentte Yaşayan 15-49 Yaş Arası Kadınların Doğurganlık Algısı, Hepatit B ve Tetanoz Antikor Düzeylerinin Araştırılması’. Approval for the study was obtained on 30.07.2015 from the Ethics Committee of the Dicle University Faculty of Medicine by the number 304.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage105en_US
dc.identifier.issn0204-8809
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85106209305
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ4
dc.identifier.startpage100en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11468/25180
dc.identifier.volume34en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBulgarian Society for Microbiology (Union of Scientists in Bulgaria)en_US
dc.relation.ispartofActa Microbiologica Bulgarica
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectHepatitis Ben_US
dc.subjectSeroprevalenceen_US
dc.subjectTetanusen_US
dc.subjectYazidi Womenen_US
dc.titleSeroprevalence of hepatitis b and tetanus among ezidian (Yazidi) women fleeing waren_US
dc.titleSeroprevalence of hepatitis b and tetanus among ezidian (Yazidi) women fleeing war
dc.typeArticleen_US

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