[Rubella susceptibility of immigrant pregnant women in Catalonia].
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.


METHODS
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.
Vargas-Leguás
Hernán
H
Servicio de Medicina Preventiva y Epidemiología, Hospital Universitari de la Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, España. heranvale@gmail.com
Campins Martí
Magda
M
Juste Sánchez
Concepción
C
Martínez Gómez
Xavier
X
Hermosilla Pérez
Eduardo
E
Cabero Roura
Lluís
L
D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012409:Rubella / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D014171:Transients and Migrants