Sero-epidemiology and Risk Factor Analysis of Measles Among Children in Pakistan

RASOOL, MUHAMMAD HIDAYAT; RAFIQ, AHSAN; NAWAZ, MUHAMMAD ZEESHAN; SHAFIQUE, MUHAMMAD; SAQALEIN, MUHAMMAD

doi:10.21307/pjm-2018-025

Abstract

Comparative cross sectional study was conducted on blood samples (n = 231) collected from children of 1 to 10 years of age in Punjab Pakistan through convenient sampling method. Indirect haemagglutination assay (IHA) was standardized and used for serodiagnosis and evaluation of humoral immunity against measles. Associated risk factors including age, gender, locale, and vaccination status were analyzed. Geometric mean titre (GMT) of vaccinated individuals was significantly higher (p < 0.001) than that of non-vaccinated individuals showing that IHA titre of vaccinated individuals was a measure of humoral immune response; whereas, in case of non-vaccinated individuals an indicative of exposure to the measles infection.

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Sero-epidemiology and Risk Factor Analysis of Measles Among Children in Pakistan

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