Kaya, Ayşe DemetÖztürk, Cihadiye ElifYavuz, TanerÖzaydın, ÇiğdemBahçebaşı, Talat2020-04-302020-04-3020081034-48101440-1754https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1754.2007.01248.xhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12684/3030WOS: 000254501100010PubMed: 17999670Hepatitis A and E are enteric viral diseases that are characteristically found in developing countries. Sero-epidemiological data about both infections showed higher prevalence rates soon after the 1999 earthquakes in Duzce, Turkey. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the data 4 years after the earthquakes. The study group included 589 children (72.3% boys) who were between the ages of 6 months and 17 years (mean age 11.5 years). The children were separated into three groups: Group 1 (ages 6 months to 5.9 years), Group 2 (ages 6.0-12.9 years) and Group 3 (ages 13.0-17.0 years). Serum anti-hepatitis A virus IgG and anti-hepatitis E virus IgG were determined using commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kits. The data were tested for statistical significance with the chi(2)-test. The sero-prevalence rates of hepatitis A and E were 63.8% and 0.3%, respectively. The sero-prevalence rates of both hepatitis A and E increased with age, and there was no significant difference between the genders. Hepatitis A infection was associated with socio-economic condition, crowded living environment, and education level of the family (P < 0.01). Hepatitis A infection is still common, whereas hepatitis E infection appears to be relatively rare in paediatric age groups in Duzce, Turkey.en10.1111/j.1440-1754.2007.01248.xinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccesschildrenearthquakehepatitis A virushepatitis E virussero-prevalenceArticle444205207WOS:000254501100010Q2Q3