title: Immunity of nursing students to measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella in Yozgat, Turkey.
abstract: Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella (MMRV) are vaccine-preventable diseases. The aim of this study was to determine the vaccination status of first-year nursing students in Turkey. The sample used was 180 students and immunoglobulin G antibodies against MMRV viruses were determined quantitatively by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Immunity rates to MMRV were 82.8%, 83.3%, 98.3%, and 100%, respectively. The results of this study showed that all of the students were immune to varicella and 32.8% of the students were not immune to at least 1 of the viruses covered by the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, School of Medicine, Bozok University, Yozgat, Turkey. Electronic address: dr_cigdemtr@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Çiğdem
authors.initials: Ç
authors.lastname: Kader
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, School of Medicine, Bozok University, Yozgat, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ayse
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Erbay
authors.affiliation: School of Health, Department of Nursing, Bozok University, Yozgat, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nazan Kılıç
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Akça
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Bozok University, Yozgat, Turkey.
authors.forename: Muhammet Fevzi
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Polat
authors.affiliation: School of Health, Department of Nursing, Bozok University, Yozgat, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sevinç
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Polat
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008457:Measles / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009107:Mumps / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012409:Rubella / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013338:Students, Nursing; D014421:Turkey; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D007074:Immunoglobulin G
keywords: Immunity; Measles; Mumps; Nursing students; Rubella; Varicella