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Title: | Seroprevalence of hepatitis E virus among primary school children | Authors: | Cevahir, Nural Demir, Melek Bozkurt, A.I. Ergin, Ahmet Kaleli, İlknur |
Keywords: | Anti-HEV ab Rural area School children Seroprevalence Urban area hepatitis E antibody adolescent article child controlled study education enzyme linked immunosorbent assay female gender hepatitis E Hepatitis E virus human male nonhuman primary school rural area school child seroprevalence socioeconomics Turkey (republic) urban area |
Publisher: | Professional Medical Publications | Abstract: | Objectives: To investigate the seroprevalence of anti-hepatitis E virus antibody among primary school children in the two different areas of Denizli, Turkey. Methodology: Anti-HEV antibodies were investigated in 185 primary school children (91 from rural areas and 94 from urban areas of Denizli). The children were divided into two age groups as seven-year old group and fourteen-year old group. Samples were tested for anti-HEV Ab by an enzyme-linked immunoassay. Results: A total of 23 primary school children were anti-HEV Ab positive, giving a prevalence of 12.4%. The seroprevalence rate was 13.1% in rural areas and 11.7% in urban areas. The difference in the seropositive rates was not statistically significant (p > 0.05). Among 185 primary school children, Anti-HEV antibodies were positive 17 (18.1%) in seven-year old group, and 6 (6.6%) in fourteen-year old group. The difference in the seropositive rates was statistically significant (p < 0.05). Conclusions: There was no association between the anti-HEV Ab and gender, socioeconomic level, parental educational level, rural or urban areas. Anti-HEV Ab seroprevalence was higher in seven-year old children than fourteen-year old children. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/11499/8512 | ISSN: | 1682-024X |
Appears in Collections: | PubMed İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / PubMed Indexed Publications Collection Scopus İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / Scopus Indexed Publications Collection Tıp Fakültesi Koleksiyonu WoS İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / WoS Indexed Publications Collection |
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