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the prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis a among preschool children in an urban setting in turkey.the prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis a virus (hav) was investigated in 114 children (59.7 per cent males) aged 4-6 years, in the campus area of middle east technical university, ankara, turkey. the prevalence of hepatitis a antibody in this age group was 11.4 per cent (13/114). the rate of immunized children against hepatitis a was 3.65 per cent (5/137). in conclusion the prevalence of anti-hav demonstrates the susceptibility of other preschool children to hepatitis a. this may be a cause f ...200212164604
[hepatitis a and hepatitis e seroprevalence in adults in the ankara area].in this study, between the period of september 2000 to july 2001, hepatitis a virus (hav) igg antibodies and hepatitis e virus (hev) total (igg + igm) antibodies have been searched by using commercially provided enzyme immunoassay kits (axsym, abbott usa), in 1046 adults aged between 15-75 years old (mean age: 32.3 years), who were admitted to the outpatient clinics of internal medicine and infectious diseases department of ankara university medical school, with no acute hepatitis signs and symp ...200212476770
hepatitis a seroprevalence and demographics in turkish children in ankara.hepatitis a virus (hav) is the most common cause of hepatitis in childhood and an important public health problem. the objective of the present study was to determine the seroprevalence of hepatitis a and patient demographics in children between 1 and 15 years old who were admitted to a pediatric outpatient clinic in ankara, turkey.200919371270
hepatitis a seroprevalence among infants aged 12 months in ankara.seroprevalence studies in various age groups contribute to a better understanding of hepatitis a infection and response to hepatitis a immunization. hepatitis a seroprevalence in 12-month-old infants from ankara was studied. among 601 healthy infants, overall hepatitis a seropositivity was found to be 23.5%. there were no gender differences in seropositivity (22.6% for male and 24.5% for female infants). although vaccination of infants would be an ideal prevention strategy, presence of maternal ...201121534354
hepatitis a seroprevalence in a random sample of the turkish population by simultaneous epi cluster and comparison with surveys in turkey.this study was conducted to determine the hepatitis a virus (hav) seroprevalence in nine provinces representative of turkey as a whole. these provinces are representative of the country's geographical location, and demographic, economic and social characteristics. in each province, sample sizes were determined using published data on hav seroprevalence, and sample sizes for each province and for the cluster were calculated for each group of subjects under the age of 30 for seroprevalence estimat ...200212405430
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