Vaccine
Volume 28, Issue 50, 2010, Pages 7844-7851
Seroprevalence of rubella in female migrant factory workers in Shenzhen, China (Article)
Mou J. ,
Griffiths S.M. ,
Fong H.F. ,
Hu Q. ,
Xie X. ,
He Y. ,
Ma H. ,
Cheng J.*
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School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, HKG, Hong Kong, Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Tianbei 1st Rd., 21, LuoHu Dist., Shenzhen, China
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School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, HKG, Hong Kong
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School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, HKG, Hong Kong
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Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Tianbei 1st Rd., 21, LuoHu Dist., Shenzhen, China
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Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Tianbei 1st Rd., 21, LuoHu Dist., Shenzhen, China
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Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Tianbei 1st Rd., 21, LuoHu Dist., Shenzhen, China
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Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Tianbei 1st Rd., 21, LuoHu Dist., Shenzhen, China
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Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Tianbei 1st Rd., 21, LuoHu Dist., Shenzhen, China
Abstract
Background: Rubella remains a common disease in Mainland China and is a major cause of severe birth defects from Congenital Rubella Syndrome (CRS). Rubella-containing vaccines were not included in China's National Expanded Program of Immunization (NEPI) until December 2007. In Shenzhen, women of childbearing age make up a large percentage of its migrant factory worker population. Understanding their immunity to rubella is critical in furthering efforts towards rubella vaccination programs. Objectives: To investigate the seronegativity of rubella antibodies and evaluate potential associates of rubella immunity among female migrant factory workers in Shenzhen, China. Subjects and Methods: Serum samples were collected from 518 female migrant workers, aged 18-55, working in 44 randomly selected factories in Shenzhen, China during May through June of 2009. Samples were tested for Rubella Immunoglobulin G (IgG) using a commercial Enzyme-linked immunosorbant assay kit. Self-reported vaccination histories and socio-demographic information were also collected. Results: Of 518 female workers, 402 (77.6%) were immune to rubella. Significant differences in seronegativity were dependent on region of origin, being without a job contract, age group, marital status and seronegativity of measles. Conclusions: Seroprevalence of antibodies to rubella in Shenzhen, China amongst female migrant workers is too low to provide immunity in the population. Given the high numbers of women of childbearing age amongst Shenzhen migrant factory workers coming from many provinces across China, local health authorities in Shenzhen should consider combining new rubella immunization programs with existing measles immunization efforts in this population. © 2010 Elsevier Ltd.
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-78650247869&doi=10.1016%2fj.vaccine.2010.09.082&partnerID=40&md5=2083c998dbb496e3f5275ed2dbfbaf9a
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.09.082
ISSN: 0264410X
Cited by: 14
Original Language: English