Healthcare Workers` Exposures for Mumps, Measles, Rubella and Varicella Zoster Virus Infections: A Multicenter Survey Study

Authors : Duygu MERT, Selma TOSUN, İlknur Esen YİLDİZ, Handan ALAY, Duru MİSTANOGLU OZATAY

Pages : 144-149

Doi:10.5799/jmid.657878

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Publication Date : 2019-12-15

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :ABSTRACT Objectives: In this research article, the authors carried out a multi-center study to evaluate the exposure and vaccination status of selected Turkish health-care workers for measles, rubella, mumps, and varicella zoster. Methods: The authors conducted a survey research by a questionnaire for health-care workers. The participants were questioned about vaccination and exposure of mumps, measles, rubella and varicella zoster virus. Results: A total of 5165 health-care workers; 1665 male insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(32.2%); and 3500 female insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(67.8%); participated in the study. The rates of measles, rubella, mumps and varicella history in the participants were found to be 39.2%, 21.8%, 50.8% and 56.9%, respectively. When health-care workers were asked about vaccination against measles, mumps and rubella; 2327 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(47.4%); participants could not remember, 1423 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(29%); participants stated that they had not been vaccinated and 763 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(15.5%); had been vaccinated. Only 55 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1.1%); of the participants stated that they had measles vaccination. In total 2376 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(49%); participants stated that they had not been vaccinated against varicella zoster and 451 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(9.4%); people did not have vaccination since they already had developed disease and 1913 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(39.8%); people did not remember their vaccination status for varicella zoster. Only 68 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1.4%); health-care workers stated that they had been vaccination against varicella zoster. Conclusions: The authors found that only a small group of health-care workers were vaccinated against these diseases and most of them could not remember whether they had been exposed to these viruses. J Microbiol Infect Dis 2019; 9insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(3);:104-111.
Keywords : Measles, rubella, mumps, varicella zoster virus infections, vaccination