Hospital exposure as a risk factor for the transmission of measles: A case-control study in Turkey.

Volume: 14 Number: 1 May 4, 2016
Serap Çetin Çoban , Selmur Topal , Fehminaz Temel , Muharrem Öncül , Bao-ping Zhu , Levent Akın
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Hospital exposure as a risk factor for the transmission of measles: A case-control study in Turkey.

Abstract

Objective: During a nationwide measles epidemic in 2013, we conducted an investigation in Sanliurfa province to assess risk factors for measles infections. Methods: In a case-control design, we compared the history of hospital exposures for 189 randomly selected laboratory-confirmed patients (aged <15 years) residing in the central district and control-individuals matched for neighbourhood and age. We estimated the effectiveness of the vaccine (VE). Results:For infants from 0-11 months, 53.8% of the case and 23.8% of the controls had visited a hospital during one the month prior to the onset of the case’s rash (ORadj=3.7, 95% CI=1.6–8.6). For children from 1–6 years, 48.2% of the cases  and 14.3% of the controls visited a hospital during one month prior to the onset case’s rash (ORadj=5.5,95% CI=2.5–12.8) and  59.7% of cases had not completed one dose of measles vaccine  by 12 months, compared with 

14.7% of controls (ORadj=7.4,95% CI=2.1–26.9; VE=86%,95% CI=52-96%). For children from 7– 14 years, 53.8% of the cases had not completed one dose of measles vaccination by age 12 months, compared with 15.4%  of controls (ORadj=6.7,95% CI=1.7–26.6; VE=85%, 95% CI=41-96%). Conclusion: We conclude that the hospitals facilitated measles transmission during this epidemic. We recommend triage febrile patients and patients with a rash in healthcare settings, and strengthening measles vaccination programme..

Keywords: Measles; Measles Vaccine; Nosocomial Infections; Risk Factors; Case Control Study

 

Keywords

Measles,Measles vaccine,Nosocomial infections,Case-control studies

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APA
Çetin Çoban, S., Topal, S., Temel, F., Öncül, M., Zhu, B.- ping, & Akın, L. (2016). Hospital exposure as a risk factor for the transmission of measles: A case-control study in Turkey. Turkish Journal of Public Health, 14(1), 13-22. https://doi.org/10.20518/thsd.67473
AMA
1.Çetin Çoban S, Topal S, Temel F, Öncül M, Zhu B ping, Akın L. Hospital exposure as a risk factor for the transmission of measles: A case-control study in Turkey. TJPH. 2016;14(1):13-22. doi:10.20518/thsd.67473
Chicago
Çetin Çoban, Serap, Selmur Topal, Fehminaz Temel, Muharrem Öncül, Bao-ping Zhu, and Levent Akın. 2016. “Hospital Exposure As a Risk Factor for the Transmission of Measles: A Case-Control Study in Turkey”. Turkish Journal of Public Health 14 (1): 13-22. https://doi.org/10.20518/thsd.67473.
EndNote
Çetin Çoban S, Topal S, Temel F, Öncül M, Zhu B- ping, Akın L (May 1, 2016) Hospital exposure as a risk factor for the transmission of measles: A case-control study in Turkey. Turkish Journal of Public Health 14 1 13–22.
IEEE
[1]S. Çetin Çoban, S. Topal, F. Temel, M. Öncül, B.- ping Zhu, and L. Akın, “Hospital exposure as a risk factor for the transmission of measles: A case-control study in Turkey”., TJPH, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 13–22, May 2016, doi: 10.20518/thsd.67473.
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Çetin Çoban, Serap - Topal, Selmur - Temel, Fehminaz - Öncül, Muharrem - Zhu, Bao-ping - Akın, Levent. “Hospital Exposure As a Risk Factor for the Transmission of Measles: A Case-Control Study in Turkey”. Turkish Journal of Public Health 14/1 (May 1, 2016): 13-22. https://doi.org/10.20518/thsd.67473.
JAMA
1.Çetin Çoban S, Topal S, Temel F, Öncül M, Zhu B- ping, Akın L. Hospital exposure as a risk factor for the transmission of measles: A case-control study in Turkey. TJPH. 2016;14:13–22.
MLA
Çetin Çoban, Serap, et al. “Hospital Exposure As a Risk Factor for the Transmission of Measles: A Case-Control Study in Turkey”. Turkish Journal of Public Health, vol. 14, no. 1, May 2016, pp. 13-22, doi:10.20518/thsd.67473.
Vancouver
1.Serap Çetin Çoban, Selmur Topal, Fehminaz Temel, Muharrem Öncül, Bao-ping Zhu, Levent Akın. Hospital exposure as a risk factor for the transmission of measles: A case-control study in Turkey. TJPH. 2016 May 1;14(1):13-22. doi:10.20518/thsd.67473

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