SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC CORRELATES OF NEUTRALIZING POLIOVIRUS AND HEPATITIS-A VIRUS-ANTIBODIES AS MARKERS OF DIFFERENT MODES OF ACQUIRING IMMUNITY

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GREEN, MS [1 ]
COHEN, D [1 ]
SLEPON, R [1 ]
HANDSHER, R [1 ]
ZAAIDE, Y [1 ]
RANNON, L [1 ]
DANON, Y [1 ]
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[1] MINIST HLTH, CENT VIROL LAB, TEL HASHOMER, ISRAEL
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10.2105/AJPH.80.10.1270
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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
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1004 ; 120402 ;
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The prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of antibodies against poliovirus and hepatitis A virus (HAV) were compared in a random sample of 457 military recruits in Israel inducted during 1987. Lower socioeconomic status (SES) was associated with a higher prevalence of anti-HAV antibodies (67.3 vs 32.5 percent), whereas the reverse was true for type 1 poliovirus (78.4 vs 89.5 percent). While the high prevalence of anti-HAV antibodies observed in the lower SES groups reflects considerable natural exposure to enteroviruses, immunity against poliovirus appears to be determined primarily by compliance with vaccination.
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