Determination of measles, rubella, mumps and chickenpox seropositivity of district public hospital healthcare workers

dc.contributor.authorYekenkurul, Dilek
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-24T19:48:35Z
dc.date.available2025-03-24T19:48:35Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.departmentDüzce Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractAim: Measles, rubella, mumps and chickenpox are the childhood diseases retain their importance in our country as well as all over the world. Healthcare workers have high probability of transmission due to their occupational risk; however by taking necessary protective measures, the risk can be reduced. Determining the seropositivity rates of healthcare workers; it was aimed to compare vaccination rates before and after screening. Methods: The personnel cards of 160 healthcare workers who worked in ….. State Hospital, from January 2018- December 2018 were retrospectively scanned. Information of 100 personnel has been reached. Demographic characteristics such as age and gender; infection or vaccination history; measles, rubella, mumps and chickenpox IgG results; old vaccination information and last vaccination status were recorded. Results: Total of 100 staffs, 19 (19%) men and 81 (81%) women, were included in the study. 89 staffs (89%) were found to be immune to measles. After the scanning, 11 of the personnels who were not vaccinated or had incomplete vaccines saw that the measles IgG result was negative and eight of them agreed to be vaccinated. The seropositivity rate of rubella was 93%. Five of the seven personnels with rubella IgG negative, agreed to be vaccinated. The lowest seropositivity rate was in mumps (79%). 14 of the 21 people with mumps IgG negative were vaccinated. The highest seropositivity rate was in chickenpox (96%). Three of the four people with chickenpox IgG negative were vaccinated. Conclusion: In a country with such a high rate of migration as Turkey, it should be noted that especially who work in high-risk places as a hospital must be vaccinated. While the rate of vaccination for measles, rubella, mumps and chickenpox before screening is low (12%); our post-screening rate has increased (34%). Mumps seropositivity rate was lower than expected (79%).
dc.identifier.doi10.38053/acmj.854866
dc.identifier.endpage114
dc.identifier.issn2718-0115
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.startpage109
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.38053/acmj.854866
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12684/19075
dc.identifier.volume3
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMediHealth Academy Yayıncılık
dc.relation.ispartofAnatolian Current Medical Journal
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_DergiPark_20250324
dc.subjectHealthcare workers;|measles;|rubella|mumps;chicken pox
dc.titleDetermination of measles, rubella, mumps and chickenpox seropositivity of district public hospital healthcare workers
dc.typeArticle

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