EPIDEMIOLOGY AND CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF MUMPS AMONG CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY IN CISOKA PUSKESMAS, INDONESIA
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https://doi.org/10.29082/IJNMS/2025/Vol9/Iss3/761Keywords:
mumps, epidemiology, clinical characteristics, children, Adolescent, Rural HealthAbstract
Background: Mumps remains a vaccine-preventable illness with periodic
outbreaks in areas with low immunization coverage. Rural settings often
show higher susceptibility due to limited healthcare access.
Aims: To determine the prevalence and clinical characteristics of mumps
among children and adolescents at Cisoka Puskesmas, Indonesia.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on all pediatric patients
clinically diagnosed with mumps from January to March 2025 based on
WHO criteria. Demographic data, MR vaccination status, clinical features,
and household exposures were obtained through interviews and clinical
evaluation. Descriptive analysis was performed using SPSS 26.0.
Result: Seventy-six mumps cases were identified, yielding a prevalence of
4.38%. The highest age-specific prevalence occurred in children aged 6–11
years (6.45%). Unilateral parotitis accounted for 71.1% of cases. Common
symptoms included fever (96.1%), chewing pain (61.8%), and painful
swallowing (51.3%). Only 59.2% had received MR vaccination, and 65.8%
lived in close contact with at least one active smoker.
Conclusion: Mumps continues to circulate among the pediatric population in
rural Tangerang, driven by inadequate MR vaccination coverage and
modifiable household-level exposures such as close contact with smokers.
Strengthening immunization uptake and reducing preventable exposures are
critical to mitigate future outbreaks.
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