TY - JOUR
T1 - Sociodemographic correlates of neutralizing poliovirus and hepatitis A virus antibodies as markers of different modes of acquiring immunity
AU - Green, M. S.
AU - Cohen, D.
AU - Slepon, R.
AU - Handsher, R.
AU - Zaaide, Y.
AU - Rannon, L.
AU - Danon, Y.
PY - 1990
Y1 - 1990
N2 - 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.
AB - 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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U2 - 10.2105/AJPH.80.10.1270
DO - 10.2105/AJPH.80.10.1270
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AN - SCOPUS:0025146614
SN - 0090-0036
VL - 80
SP - 1270
EP - 1271
JO - American Journal of Public Health
JF - American Journal of Public Health
IS - 10
ER -
