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Effects of immunization program on morbidity and mortality rates ofvaccine-preventable diseases in Turkey

BACKGROUND/AIM: This study aims to serve as a unique consolidated source in Turkey’s vaccination history and as an example for other countries by objectively revealing the change in mortality and morbidity rates in Turkey following the beginning of vaccination without asserting any claim on the bene...

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Autores principales: NAYİR, Tufan, NAZLICAN, Ersin, ŞAHİN, Musa, KARA, Fatih, ALP MEŞE, Emine
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7775686/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33128356
http://dx.doi.org/10.3906/sag-2008-177
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author NAYİR, Tufan
NAZLICAN, Ersin
ŞAHİN, Musa
KARA, Fatih
ALP MEŞE, Emine
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NAZLICAN, Ersin
ŞAHİN, Musa
KARA, Fatih
ALP MEŞE, Emine
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description BACKGROUND/AIM: This study aims to serve as a unique consolidated source in Turkey’s vaccination history and as an example for other countries by objectively revealing the change in mortality and morbidity rates in Turkey following the beginning of vaccination without asserting any claim on the benefits or risks of vaccines. This unbiased research will also help health professionals identify the challenges more easily when they face with the people who hesitate to vaccinate their children. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Descriptive research design is adopted in this study. The coverages of vaccinations, mortality, and morbidity rates were identified through a retrospective analysis of the data provided from the Ministry of Health of Turkey. The data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute were used for the identification of the population by the year. Mortality and morbidity rates were calculated based on these data RESULTS: Morbidity rates, mortality rates, and vaccine coverages are all presented in years. Successful interventions have been observed in the eradication of polio, the elimination of maternal neonatal tetanus, and also in combating with other diseases. A decline in pertussis mortality from 0.59 to 0.06 along with a decline in diphtheria morbidity under to 0.0001 were recognized; additionally the last death due to poliomyelitis was observed in 1998. Only 4 deaths occurred in the measles epidemic in 2013. With the initiation of vaccination, both the morbidity of the rubella with the ratio of 3.12/100,000 and the mortality of pumps with the ratio of 25/100,000 fell to zero. Also, no death due to neonatal tetanus has been recorded since 2014. CONCLUSION: The present study demonstrates that many possible diseases and deaths have been prevented through vaccination studies. In this regard, this study demonstrating the importance of vaccination presents that all individuals in the society have a responsibility in this scope when the communicable diseases and wars are taken into consideration. The main responsibility is to ensure that they and their children are vaccinated against communicable diseases that are risky for society’s health.
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spelling pubmed-77756862021-01-05 Effects of immunization program on morbidity and mortality rates ofvaccine-preventable diseases in Turkey NAYİR, Tufan NAZLICAN, Ersin ŞAHİN, Musa KARA, Fatih ALP MEŞE, Emine Turk J Med Sci Article BACKGROUND/AIM: This study aims to serve as a unique consolidated source in Turkey’s vaccination history and as an example for other countries by objectively revealing the change in mortality and morbidity rates in Turkey following the beginning of vaccination without asserting any claim on the benefits or risks of vaccines. This unbiased research will also help health professionals identify the challenges more easily when they face with the people who hesitate to vaccinate their children. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Descriptive research design is adopted in this study. The coverages of vaccinations, mortality, and morbidity rates were identified through a retrospective analysis of the data provided from the Ministry of Health of Turkey. The data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute were used for the identification of the population by the year. Mortality and morbidity rates were calculated based on these data RESULTS: Morbidity rates, mortality rates, and vaccine coverages are all presented in years. Successful interventions have been observed in the eradication of polio, the elimination of maternal neonatal tetanus, and also in combating with other diseases. A decline in pertussis mortality from 0.59 to 0.06 along with a decline in diphtheria morbidity under to 0.0001 were recognized; additionally the last death due to poliomyelitis was observed in 1998. Only 4 deaths occurred in the measles epidemic in 2013. With the initiation of vaccination, both the morbidity of the rubella with the ratio of 3.12/100,000 and the mortality of pumps with the ratio of 25/100,000 fell to zero. Also, no death due to neonatal tetanus has been recorded since 2014. CONCLUSION: The present study demonstrates that many possible diseases and deaths have been prevented through vaccination studies. In this regard, this study demonstrating the importance of vaccination presents that all individuals in the society have a responsibility in this scope when the communicable diseases and wars are taken into consideration. The main responsibility is to ensure that they and their children are vaccinated against communicable diseases that are risky for society’s health. The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey 2020-12-17 /pmc/articles/PMC7775686/ /pubmed/33128356 http://dx.doi.org/10.3906/sag-2008-177 Text en Copyright © 2020 The Author(s) This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ), which permits unrestricted use and redistribution provided that the original author and source are credited.
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ALP MEŞE, Emine
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title Effects of immunization program on morbidity and mortality rates ofvaccine-preventable diseases in Turkey
title_full Effects of immunization program on morbidity and mortality rates ofvaccine-preventable diseases in Turkey
title_fullStr Effects of immunization program on morbidity and mortality rates ofvaccine-preventable diseases in Turkey
title_full_unstemmed Effects of immunization program on morbidity and mortality rates ofvaccine-preventable diseases in Turkey
title_short Effects of immunization program on morbidity and mortality rates ofvaccine-preventable diseases in Turkey
title_sort effects of immunization program on morbidity and mortality rates ofvaccine-preventable diseases in turkey
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7775686/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33128356
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