Status of Protective Anti-Mumps Antibody in Relation with Sociodemographic Change at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Bangladesh
Keywords:
Mumps Virus, Anti-mumps antibody, Ssociodemographic Change, BangladeshAbstract
Background: Mumps is a major problem worldwide as it is highly contagious in regions where population density is higher. The viruses are spreads rapidly by respiratory droplets and also has nosocomial transmission, with health care workers exposed frequently.
Objective: The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the immune status of mumps by determining the anti-mumps antibody (IgG) level in a tertiary care hospital of Bangladesh.
Methodology: This cross-sectional observational study was conducted in the Department of Microbiology, Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College, Sylhet. Bangladesh during the period from January 2018 to December 2018 for a duration of one year. By convenient sampling, apparently healthy adult individuals (n=120) were selected according to enrollment criteria. All data were processed and analyzed with the help of SPSS Version 21.0.
Results: A total of 180 participants were recruited in this study. The maximum number of participants 95(52.78%) were found in the age group of 18 to 27 years. Protective immunity against mumps was found in 55 (70.51%) male participants, and in the case of socioeconomic status, the highest was found in middle socioeconomic status, which was 62 (63.9%). Protective immunity against mumps was found in 45 (78.9%) participants with a history of close contact with mumps infection and in 77 (62.6%) participants with no history of close contact with mumps infection, which differed significantly (P=0.029).
Conclusion: In this study, participants with a history of close contact with mumps infection had more protection against mumps infection.
Bangladesh Journal of Infectious Diseases, June 2026;13(1):3-7
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