title: Seroprevalence of pertussis among children in Eastern Turkey.
abstract: The aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine the immunity status of children to pertussis by socio-demographic characteristics in Eastern Turkey. The study sample consisted of 840 randomly selected and healthy children aged 0-71 months. The seroprevalence of pertussis was 30.1%. Age, parent education and economic status were not associated with the geometric mean titers (GMT) of pertussis antibody, while gender, residential area and the application number of diphtheria-tetanus-whole-cell pertussis vaccine were associated with GMT. Most preschool children are susceptible to pertussis and current vaccination efforts do not provide adequate immunization.
authors.affiliation: Public Health Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, Turkey. tinandi@atauni.edu.tr
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inandi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Guraksin
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hacialioglu
mesh_terms: D000917:Antibody Formation / Q000276:immunology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D015721:Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis Vaccine / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007114:Immunization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D015721:Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis Vaccine