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Measles antibody levels in children of rural and urban areas of Nigeria following vaccination campaign

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2009

N. O. Eghafona ,
L. E. Odama ,
S. O. Emejuaiwe ,
E. N. Obineche  and
D. S. Tafida
N. O. Eghafona
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
L. E. Odama
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
S. O. Emejuaiwe
Affiliation:
School of Biological Sciences, Imo State University, P. M. B. 2000, Etiti-Owerri, Nigeria
E. N. Obineche
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
D. S. Tafida
Affiliation:
Ministry of Health, Kaduna State, Kaduna, Nigeria
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This study compares the presence and level of measles haemagglutination inhibiting antibody in the sera of primary school children in selected rural and urban areas of Kaduna State, Nigeria following a vaccination campaign. The results, analysed by Mann-Whitney statistical test at α=0·05, showed significantly higher levels of haemagglutination inhibiting antibody in all the age groups in urban areas when compared with rural areas. The implications of these findings on measles vaccination campaigns are discussed.

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Research Article
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Epidemiology & Infection , Volume 99 , Issue 1 , August 1987 , pp. 85 - 89
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1987

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