Çağlayan, Derya https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9088-5097
Çakırci̇, Ahmet Yusuf
Kahraman, Hasip
Demir Aktar, Çınar
Turhan, Ruken
Şeker, Ömer Faruk
Pamukçu, Mehmet Hakan
Can, Murat
Andan, Hanife Hilal
Article History
Received: 28 March 2026
Accepted: 10 July 2026
First Online: 18 July 2026
Declarations
Ethical approval: This study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Ethical approval for this study was obtained from the Ethics Committee of Diyarbakır Gazi Yaşargil Training and Research Hospital (approval date: 6 September 2024; protocol number: 154). Permission to conduct the study was also obtained from the Scientific Research Commission of the Diyarbakır Provincial Health Directorate (approval date: 8 November 2024; document number: E-61141975-799-259145179). Because this was a retrospective study using routine measles/rubella surveillance data, the requirement for informed consent to participate, including consent from parents or legal guardians for participants under 18 years of age, was waived by the Ethics Committee of Diyarbakır Gazi Yaşargil Training and Research Hospital.
Consent for publication: Not applicable. This manuscript does not contain any individual person’s identifiable data, images, videos, or case details.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.