SEROLOGIC FREQUENCY OF HEPATITIS A IN CHILDREN WHO REFERRED TO TEHRAN PEDIATRIC HOSPITALS IN 2002

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EHSANI ARDAKANI M.J.; JAFARI MEHR A.; HEDAYATI S.M.; ZALI MOHAMMAD REZA

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Journal: Journal of Advances in Medical and Biomedical Research Year:2002 | Volume:10 | Issue:41 Page(s): 35-38

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SEROLOGIC FREQUENCY OF HEPATITIS A IN CHILDREN WHO REFERRED TO TEHRAN PEDIATRIC HOSPITALS IN 2002

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EHSANI ARDAKANI M.J. | JAFARI MEHR A. | HEDAYATI S.M. | ZALI MOHAMMAD REZA | Issue Writer Certificate

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HEPATITIS AQ4

EPIDEMIOLOGYQ2

SEROLOGIC EVALUATIONQ4

Abstract

Background: HEPATITIS A is an enterically transmitted disease that still remains endemic in many developing countries. In some countries improvements in living conditions have recently led to changes in EPIDEMIOLOGY of HEPATITIS A virus (HAV) infection. This study was performed to determine the serologic frequency of HEPATITIS A infection among children visited in pediatric hospitals of Tehran, in 2002. Materials and Methods: The study group included 1018 children. These children were visited in four major pediatric hospitals of Tehran. The children were divided into three age groups. Groups 1 (6 months - 4.9 years; n=469), Group 2 (5.0-9.9 years; n=290), and Group 3 (10.0-14.9 years; n=259). The level of serum anti-HAV IgG was measured by commercial ELISA kits in all samples. The data were analysed with chi- square test. Results: In all subjects, serologic frequency of HEPATITIS A was 22.3% (95% CI: 19.7 - 24.9%). There was no significant difference between boys and girls regarding their seropositivity for HAV (22.2% versus 22.5%). The frequency of HEPATITIS A infection was not different between three age groups (21.1% group 1, 21% group 2 and 25.9% group 3).Conclusions: EPIDEMIOLOGY of HEPATITIS A has been changed at least in some urban areas in Iran. For prevention of sudden epidemies of HEPATITIS A due to neighboring of highly contaminated areas, some changes in prophylaxis and immunization methods against HEPATITIS A are recommended.

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EHSANI ARDAKANI, M.J., JAFARI MEHR, A., HEDAYATI, S.M., & ZALI, MOHAMMAD REZA. (2002). SEROLOGIC FREQUENCY OF HEPATITIS A IN CHILDREN WHO REFERRED TO TEHRAN PEDIATRIC HOSPITALS IN 2002. JOURNAL OF ADVANCES IN MEDICAL AND BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH, 10(41), 35-38. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/61362/en

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EHSANI ARDAKANI M.J., JAFARI MEHR A., HEDAYATI S.M., ZALI MOHAMMAD REZA. SEROLOGIC FREQUENCY OF HEPATITIS A IN CHILDREN WHO REFERRED TO TEHRAN PEDIATRIC HOSPITALS IN 2002. JOURNAL OF ADVANCES IN MEDICAL AND BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH[Internet]. 2002;10(41):35-38. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/61362/en

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M.J. EHSANI ARDAKANI, A. JAFARI MEHR, S.M. HEDAYATI, and MOHAMMAD REZA ZALI, “SEROLOGIC FREQUENCY OF HEPATITIS A IN CHILDREN WHO REFERRED TO TEHRAN PEDIATRIC HOSPITALS IN 2002,” JOURNAL OF ADVANCES IN MEDICAL AND BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH, vol. 10, no. 41, pp. 35–38, 2002, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/61362/en

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