TY - JOUR
T1 - Rubella susceptibility of immigrant pregnant women in Catalonia
AU - Vargas-Leguás, Hernán
AU - Cabero Roura, Lluís
AU - Campins Martí, Magda
AU - Juste Sánchez, Concepción
AU - Martínez Gómez, Xavier
AU - Hermosilla Pérez, Eduardo
PY - 2009/3/14
Y1 - 2009/3/14
N2 - Background and objective: Considering recent outbreaks of rubella in immigrant population in Madrid (Spain), we investigated the proportion of rubella susceptibility in immigrant women in Catalonia, Spain. Patients and method: Seroprevalence study in pregnant women of the immigrant community. Information of demographic possible risk factors associated to rubella susceptibility was collected. Results: Five hundred and ninety four women were included. The global prevalence of susceptibility was 11.7% (95% confidence interval [CI], 9.2-14.5%). African women showed the highest susceptibility (17%; 95% CI, 10.5-25.2%). Age younger than 25 years was a risk factor statistically associated with rubella susceptibility (adjusted odds ratio=3.02; 95% CI, 1.09-8.35). Conclusions: Rubella susceptibility in pregnant women from low income countries is 10 times higher than that of Catalonian native women. © 2007 Elsevier España, S.L. All rights reserved.
AB - Background and objective: Considering recent outbreaks of rubella in immigrant population in Madrid (Spain), we investigated the proportion of rubella susceptibility in immigrant women in Catalonia, Spain. Patients and method: Seroprevalence study in pregnant women of the immigrant community. Information of demographic possible risk factors associated to rubella susceptibility was collected. Results: Five hundred and ninety four women were included. The global prevalence of susceptibility was 11.7% (95% confidence interval [CI], 9.2-14.5%). African women showed the highest susceptibility (17%; 95% CI, 10.5-25.2%). Age younger than 25 years was a risk factor statistically associated with rubella susceptibility (adjusted odds ratio=3.02; 95% CI, 1.09-8.35). Conclusions: Rubella susceptibility in pregnant women from low income countries is 10 times higher than that of Catalonian native women. © 2007 Elsevier España, S.L. All rights reserved.
KW - Rubella
KW - Susceptibility
KW - Congenital rubella syndrome
UR - https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/articulo?codigo=2933469
U2 - 10.1016/j.medcli.2008.05.018
DO - 10.1016/j.medcli.2008.05.018
M3 - Article
SN - 0025-7753
VL - 132
SP - 344
EP - 347
JO - Medicina Clinica
JF - Medicina Clinica
IS - 9
ER -