title: Measles seroprevalence of an adolescent population vaccinated with a single dose of measles vaccine before their first birthday.
abstract: This study determined the age-specific measles seroprevalence of an adolescent population in Ankara vaccinated with a single dose of measles vaccine before their first birthday. The study sample included 440 adolescents (227 female, 213 male) aged 9-16 years admitted to the Adolescent Outpatient Clinic of Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine. For each participant, a questionnaire was completed and measles specific IgG antibodies screened quantitatively by the enzyme linked immunosorbent assay. Of the 440 subjects screened for measles antibodies, 114 (25.9 %) were seronegative. Measles seronegativity according to sex and age groups were, 32.6, 24.7, 13.3% in females and 29.5, 30.1, 6.3% in males in the age groups of 9-11, 12-14, 15-16 years, respectively. In countries where the two dose vaccination schedule against measles has not been incorporated to the national immunization program, the adolescent health maintenance visit at age 11-12 years should serve as an opportunity to evaluate vaccination status and administer MMR vaccine to all adolescents who have not received two doses at the recommended ages.
authors.affiliation: Section of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. nuraykanbur@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Nuray Oksüz
authors.initials: NO
authors.lastname: Kanbur
authors.forename: Orhan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Derman
authors.forename: Tezer
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kutluk
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017589:Immunization Programs / Q000592:standards*; D007115:Immunization Schedule; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008457:Measles / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D008458:Measles Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008459:Measles virus / Q000276:immunology; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D008458:Measles Vaccine