RESUMEN
This study was designed to determine the age-specific rubella seroprevalence in women of childbearing age in Morocco and to contribute to the development of a rubella vaccination strategy in the country. Of 967 women aged 15-39 years tested in 2000, 161 (16.6%) were susceptible to rubella based on absence of IgG antibodies. A significantly higher rate of susceptibility among women aged 15-19 years was observed (29.3%) compared with age 35-39 years (8.3%). An estimated 77,562 live births occur annually to rubella-susceptible women. No statistical difference in seroprevalence was seen between women in rural and urban areas (81.5% and 85.0% respectively). A substantial risk of rubella infection exists for Moroccan women of childbearing age.
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Rubéola (Sarampión Alemán)/epidemiología , Salud de la Mujer , Adolescente , Adulto , Distribución por Edad , Anticuerpos Antivirales/sangre , Femenino , Humanos , Inmunoglobulina G/sangre , Recién Nacido , Funciones de Verosimilitud , Marruecos/epidemiología , Evaluación de Necesidades , Medicina Reproductiva/estadística & datos numéricos , Factores de Riesgo , Rubéola (Sarampión Alemán)/sangre , Rubéola (Sarampión Alemán)/congénito , Rubéola (Sarampión Alemán)/inmunología , Rubéola (Sarampión Alemán)/prevención & control , Virus de la Rubéola/inmunología , Población Rural/estadística & datos numéricos , Estudios Seroepidemiológicos , Distribución por Sexo , Población Urbana/estadística & datos numéricos , VacunaciónRESUMEN
This study was designed to determine the age-specific rubella seroprevalence in women of childbearing age in Morocco and to contribute to the development of a rubella vaccination strategy in the country. Of 967 women aged 15-39 years tested in 2000, 161 [16.6%] were susceptible to rubella based on absence of IgG antibodies. A significantly higher rate of susceptibility among women aged 15-19 years was observed [29.3%] compared with age 35-39 years [8.3%]. An estimated 77 562 live births occur annually to rubella-susceptible women. No statistical difference in seroprevalence was seen between women in rural and urban areas [81.5% and 85.0% respectively]. A substantial risk of rubella infection exists for Moroccan women of childbearing age
