Prevalence of maternal measles antibody and its associated factors among infants in Coastal Karnataka, India

Prevalence of maternal measles antibody and its associated factors among infants in Coastal Karnataka, India

Background: The current recommendation in India to commence first dose of measles immunization is at 9 months of age. The effectiveness of measles vaccination is greatly impacted by the level of maternal measles antibody (MMA) during infancy.Objectives: To find the prevalence of MMA and to study the...

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Main Authors: S Sathiyanarayanan, Pawan Kumar, Chythra R Rao, Arun Kumar, Asha Kamath, Veena Kamath
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Community Medicine
Subjects:
infants
maternal antibodies
measles
persistence
prevalence
vaccine
Online Access:http://www.ijcm.org.in/article.asp?issn=0970-0218;year=2020;volume=45;issue=1;spage=83;epage=88;aulast=Sathiyanarayanan

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