Malatya yöresinde tetanoz immünitesi
Year: 2000
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: We studied antitoxin levels for tetanus in Malatya area. In this study, we studied the antitoxin levels by ELISA in blood samples of 175 subjects. Of these 175 subjects number of male and female are 89 and 86, respectively; and age of them are arranged between 1-79 years old. We found antitoxin levels in 0-12, 13-20, 21-30, 31-50, 51 and older age group as 14.3%, 5.9%, 25%, 74.3% and 85.7%, respectively, that all of which were under the protective level. There were not statistically significant difference between male and female population for tetanus immunity. We determined more decrease in protective immunity level in 31 and older age groups, especially in women. Tetanus protective immunity level was higher in between 0-30 years age group than 31 and older ones, and, the result was statistically significant (p < 0.05). In conclusion; for elimination of tetanus diseases an effective immunization programme should be provided during all period of life, from birth to death. We consider that the vaccination should be done every 10 years for people who have had enough antitoxin levels after active immunization.
Language: Turkish
Subfield: Infectious Diseases
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3182822017