Hepatitis a seroepidemiology in eastern turkey

Background: It has been reported that there are great deal of changes in the epidemiology of hepatitis A at the present. The epidemiologic studies regarding to hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection are not sufficient both in the country and study region. Objective: To investigate HAV seroprevalence and association with socio-demographic variables. Design: Cross-sectional and community based study. Setting: Erzurum Province; Eastern Turkey between April and June 1998. Subjects: Four hundred and fifty persons under the age of 30 years. Results: The rate of the study involvement was 87.1