Open AccessDiphtheria seroprevalence in children living in the eastern Turkey
Author(s) -
Sevin Altınkaynak,
Vildan Ertekin,
Atilla Arık,
Asuman Güraksın
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
east african medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.102
H-Index - 40
ISSN - 0012-835X
DOI - 10.4314/eamj.v80i12.8777
Subject(s) - seroprevalence , diphtheria , medicine , serology , cross sectional study , pediatrics , demography , rural area , veterinary medicine , immunology , antibody , vaccination , pathology , sociology
To determine the seroprevalence of diphtheria in 767 children aged 0-6 years and to identify the relationship between diphtheria seroprevalence and several sociodemographic characteristics of the study subjects in the Erzurum, Erzincan and Kars cities situated in Eastern Turkey.