What is it about?
This study investigated differences in epidemiological profile of pregnant women screened antenatally in Liverpool to identify risk factors for rubella immunity.
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Why is it important?
The seronegativity prevalence among pregnant women in Liverpool (6.3%) is higher than average value for the North West region (3.7%). The seronegative rates varied with age (15.4% for <15 years, 18.7% for 15-20 years, compared with 2% for 30 to 35 years). The areas with the highest seronegative rates correspond with areas of Liverpool with high pockets of socio-economic deprivation.
Perspectives
. Local areas with highest level of deprivation should be given priority and additional resources to develop targeted programmes and pathways in order to implement appropriate interventions such as MMR catch-up programmes and put in place arrangements for offering MMR vaccination in maternity units.
Dr Michael O Ogundele
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Postgraduate Medical Centre
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This page is a summary of: Some factors affecting rubella seronegative prevalence among pregnant women in a North West England region between April 2011 and March 2013, Journal of Public Health, March 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP),
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdv033.
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