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Table 1 Correlation of the medical history of vaccination or virus-specific disease and serological results (n = 150)

From: Reliability of medical students' vaccination histories for immunisable diseases

 

measles

mumps

  

serological results

 

serological results

 

no. of students

positive

borderline

negative

no. of students

positive

borderline

negative

History of disease

7

5

0

2

8

7

0

1

History of at least 2 vaccinations

62

54

7

1

56

46

7

3

History of 1 vaccination

74

67

5

2

76

42

21

13

No history of disease or vaccination

7

3

0

4

10

4

1

5

Overall correlation (in %) of serological results and medical history data (conditional on sufficient immunity being achieved after a single vaccination)

150

86.7 %

150

66.7 %

Overall correlation (in %) of serological results and medical history data (insufficient immunity following one vaccination 1)

150

46.7 %

150

61.3 %

 

rubella

varicella

  

serological results

 

serological results

 

no. of students

positive

borderline

negative

no. of students

positive

borderline

negative

History of disease

17

15

0

2

144

140

3

1

History of at least 2 vaccinations

51

39

12

0

0

0

0

0

History of 1 vaccination

72

61

4

7

0

0

0

0

No history of disease or vaccination

10

8

0

2

6

6

0

0

Overall correlation (in %) of serological results and medical history data (conditional on sufficient immunity being achieved after a single vaccination)

150

78 %

150

93.3 %

Overall correlation (in %) of serological results and medical history data (insufficient immunity following one vaccination 1)

150

44.7 %

150

93.3 %

  1. 1 borderline and negative results are assessed as correlating to the medical history data