Ungan Mehmet, Yaman Hakan, Taheri Nusret
Middle East Technical University Medical Center, Department of Family Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
J Trop Pediatr. 2002 Jun;48(3):180-2. doi: 10.1093/tropej/48.3.180.
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 for considering hepatitis A vaccination before preschool attendance in Turkey.
在土耳其安卡拉中东技术大学校园区域，对114名4至6岁儿童（男性占59.7%）进行了甲型肝炎病毒（HAV）抗体流行率调查。该年龄组甲型肝炎抗体流行率为11.4%（13/114）。甲型肝炎免疫儿童比例为3.65%（5/137）。总之，抗-HAV流行率表明其他学龄前儿童对甲型肝炎易感。这可能是土耳其考虑在学龄前进行甲型肝炎疫苗接种的一个原因。
