Measles susceptibility of marriage migrant women in Korea

International migrants could be considered a risk group susceptible to vaccine-preventable diseases. We conducted a measles seroprevalence study among 419 marriage migrant women living in Sinan-gun and Wando-gun, South Jeolla Province, located in the southwestern part of Korea. The overall seroimmun...

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Published in:Epidemiology and health 2022, 44(0), , pp.1-4
Main Authors: Kim, Sooyeon, Kim, Sun A, Hong, Hanbich, Choi, Seong Ryeong, Na, Hae-Young, Shin, Sung Un, Park, Kyung-Hwa, Jung, Sook In, Shin, Min-Ho, Kweon, Sun-Seog, Kang, Seung Ji
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Language:English
Subjects:
Female
Humans
Marriage
measles
Measles - epidemiology
Measles - prevention & control
migration and immigration
Republic of Korea - epidemiology
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Transients and Migrants
vaccines
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Summary:International migrants could be considered a risk group susceptible to vaccine-preventable diseases. We conducted a measles seroprevalence study among 419 marriage migrant women living in Sinan-gun and Wando-gun, South Jeolla Province, located in the southwestern part of Korea. The overall seroimmunity was 92.8%. The seroimmunity varied considerably according to the country of origin and increased with age. Our current analysis could be valuable in the context of discussions concerning vaccination policies for immigrants in Korea.
ISSN:2092-7193
2092-7193
DOI:10.4178/epih.e2022031