Journal of agricultural medicine and community health (농촌의학ㆍ지역보건)

Korean Society for Rural Medicine and Community Health (한국농촌의학지역보건학회)
권호 표지

A Study on the Status of BCG Vaccination among Primary School Pupils in a Kyongju City

중소도시 일부 국민학생의 BCG 예방접종 실태에 대한 조사

  • Jung, Cheol (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Dongguk University) ;
  • Lim, Hyun-Sul (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Dongguk University) ;
  • Kim, Mee-Kyung (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Dongguk University) ;
  • Kim, Doo-Hie (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Dongguk University)
  • 정철 (동국대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 임현술 (동국대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 김미경 (동국대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 김두희 (동국대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실)
  • Published : 1995.06.30
Download PDF
⟨ Previous Next ⟩

Abstract

This study was designed to investigate the effectiveness of BCG vaccination. Examination of BCG scar was done among 2,065 first year pupils and tuberculin test with 5 T.U. PPD was performed among 2,730 sixth year pupils in a primary school in Kyongju City, from March to May 1994. The results were; 1. The positive rate of BCG scar was 88.6%, and the BCG vaccination rate was 98.3% among first year pupils. 2. On tuberculin test, 56.3% was negative, 20.4% was intermediate, and 23.3% was positive among sixth year pupils. 3. The BCG vaccination rate among negative and intermediate tuberculin test pupils was 99.6%. 4. The side effects of tuberculin test were reported on 0.4%, consist of blebs and local necrosis.

Keywords