| age specific rubella seroprevalence of an unvaccinated population of adolescents in ankara, turkey. | this study was designed to detect the age-specific rubella seroprevalence of an unvaccinated population of adolescents in ankara, turkey. four hundred and forty adolescents (227 females, 213 males), aged 9-16 years, who were admitted to the adolescent unit from july to august 2000 were included in this study. for each participant, a questionnaire was completed and rubella-specific igg antibodies were screened quantitatively by enzyme-linked fluorescent assay. of the 440 patients screened for rub ... | 2003 | 12711822 |
| rubella seroprevalence among women of childbearing age residing in a rural region: is there a need for rubella vaccination in turkey? | it is essential to evaluate the susceptibility of women in the reproductive age group to rubella virus in order to set strategies for the prevention of congenital rubella syndrome (crs). turkey began implementing measles-mumps-rubella vaccination as part of the national vaccination schedule for children (12 months, 6 years) and adolescents (14 years) in july, 2006, and there is an ongoing discussion of the need for a policy of vaccinating women of child-bearing age against rubella. the aim of th ... | 2007 | 17642522 |
| age-specific rubella seroprevalence in unvaccinated adolescents in ankara, turkey. | the purpose of this study was to determine the age-specific rubella seroprevalence and factors associated with rubella seropositivity in unvaccinated adolescents in ankara, turkey. in this cross-sectional study 229 students were selected with stratified sampling methods in 2 primary and 2 high schools of low to medium socioeconomic status. overall rubella seroprevalence was 92.6%. there was a significant association of rubella seropositivity with age and history of exanthema disease. recommendat ... | 2008 | 19161075 |