期刊
TROPICAL MEDICINE & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH
卷 18, 期 3, 页码 296-302出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12040
关键词
varicella-zoster virus; Bolivia; youth; seroprevalence survey; childhood
资金
- University of Barcelona (L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain)
Objectives To determine the seroprevalence of varicella-zoster viral (VZV) infections in schoolchildren from the Cochabamba region (Bolivia), and its association with socio-demographic variables, socio-economic status and geographical location. Methods Seroepidemiological survey (n=436) on VZV of schoolchildren living in the Cochabamba region of Bolivia in 2010. An ELISA test was used to measure varicella antibodies. Parents or guardians completed a questionnaire regarding socio-demographic information (age, gender, living area, parental educational level, presence of siblings and number of family members in the household), and a blood sample was collected from each child to check for VZV antibodies. A descriptive and bivariate analysis was performed. Results The global prevalence of VZV was 78.2% (95% CI 74.382.1). It was higher in females (82.1%), pre-adolescents (aged 10.113years: 81.4%) and adolescents (aged >13years: 80.2%), in children with less well-educated parents (81.3% to 81.6%), in warmer municipalities (81.4% to 82.2%), in rural areas (80.0%), in children with siblings (80.1%), those who although the latter association was not statistically significant. Conclusions The prevalence of VZV infection in childhood was relatively high for a tropical country, and much closer to that of temperate countries prior to the introduction of varicella vaccine into vaccination programmes.
作者
我是这篇论文的作者
点击您的名字以认领此论文并将其添加到您的个人资料中。
推荐
暂无数据