Factores determinantes de la rubéola en la población de 10 a 14 años de edad en México
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| contents | Factores determinantes de la rubéola en la población de 10 a 14 años de edad en México Ma. Teresa Alvarez Roberto Tapia Jaime Sepúlveda Benito Salvatierra Gonzalo Gutiérrez Onofre Muñoz Ma. Elena Bustamante Salud rubeola risk factors seroprevalence vaccination policies The clinical and epidemiological importance of rubella relates to its teratogenic effects. When this disease occurs in children, adolescents and adults, it is usually benign. On the other hand, these age groups are source of disease transmission to pregnant women. The serology studies on rubella carried in Mexico prior to 1974, detected seropositivity levels from 87.1 to 97.7 percent in children younger then 14 years of age. In contrast, the National Seroepidemiology Survey (NSS) (1988) reported a much lower seropositivity (69.3%) in children of the same age group, and a rate of 80 percent in women of reproductive age. This situation is a particular problem for Mexico where a high proportion of the pregnancies occur during adolescence. While previous research has commented on descriptive measures of seroprevalences in women, this study, which is based on a logistic regression model, has the purpose of identifying the factors associated with the immunological status of girls between 10 and 14 years of age. The variable which showed the most evident relation to the antibody levels for rubella was years of schooling. The odds ratios (OR) for seropositivity among those who finished secondary schooling was 2.05 times (CI 1.28-2.56) that of the illiterate group. Other statistically significant variables were related to residence, urban vs rural (OR= 1.69; CI 1.48-2.12) and age, 10 vs 14 years (OR= 1.93; CL 1.69-2.42). Based on the multivariate model, it was observed that the girls with a greater risk of seropositivity were those who live in urban areas, attend secondary school, and are 14 years of age, with an OR= 4.05 (G= 6 756.4 and 5 580 gl; p < .001). The study concludes with the following considerations: the immunological levels of girls from 10 to 14 years of age are low, and the results of the NSS suggest that Mexican public health authorities should evaluate the policy of vaccination against rubeola in the population potentially at risk, and that the factors associated with the disease, in descending order, are: years of schooling, age, and place of residence. It is also necessary to carry out analytic studies which will identify the risks and the etiology of congenital malformations which are likely to have been associated with the occurence of rubeola virus during pregnancy 1992 artículo científico 0036-3634 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=10634211 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=106 Salud Pública de México application/pdf Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública Salud Pública de México (México) Num.2 Vol.34 |
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| spellingShingle | Factores determinantes de la rubéola en la población de 10 a 14 años de edad en México Ma. Teresa Alvarez Salud rubeola risk factors seroprevalence vaccination policies Factores determinantes de la rubéola en la población de 10 a 14 años de edad en México Ma. Teresa Alvarez Roberto Tapia Jaime Sepúlveda Benito Salvatierra Gonzalo Gutiérrez Onofre Muñoz Ma. Elena Bustamante Salud rubeola risk factors seroprevalence vaccination policies The clinical and epidemiological importance of rubella relates to its teratogenic effects. When this disease occurs in children, adolescents and adults, it is usually benign. On the other hand, these age groups are source of disease transmission to pregnant women. The serology studies on rubella carried in Mexico prior to 1974, detected seropositivity levels from 87.1 to 97.7 percent in children younger then 14 years of age. In contrast, the National Seroepidemiology Survey (NSS) (1988) reported a much lower seropositivity (69.3%) in children of the same age group, and a rate of 80 percent in women of reproductive age. This situation is a particular problem for Mexico where a high proportion of the pregnancies occur during adolescence. While previous research has commented on descriptive measures of seroprevalences in women, this study, which is based on a logistic regression model, has the purpose of identifying the factors associated with the immunological status of girls between 10 and 14 years of age. The variable which showed the most evident relation to the antibody levels for rubella was years of schooling. The odds ratios (OR) for seropositivity among those who finished secondary schooling was 2.05 times (CI 1.28-2.56) that of the illiterate group. Other statistically significant variables were related to residence, urban vs rural (OR= 1.69; CI 1.48-2.12) and age, 10 vs 14 years (OR= 1.93; CL 1.69-2.42). Based on the multivariate model, it was observed that the girls with a greater risk of seropositivity were those who live in urban areas, attend secondary school, and are 14 years of age, with an OR= 4.05 (G= 6 756.4 and 5 580 gl; p < .001). The study concludes with the following considerations: the immunological levels of girls from 10 to 14 years of age are low, and the results of the NSS suggest that Mexican public health authorities should evaluate the policy of vaccination against rubeola in the population potentially at risk, and that the factors associated with the disease, in descending order, are: years of schooling, age, and place of residence. It is also necessary to carry out analytic studies which will identify the risks and the etiology of congenital malformations which are likely to have been associated with the occurence of rubeola virus during pregnancy 1992 artículo científico 0036-3634 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=10634211 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=106 Salud Pública de México application/pdf Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública Salud Pública de México (México) Num.2 Vol.34 |
| title | Factores determinantes de la rubéola en la población de 10 a 14 años de edad en México |
| topic | Salud rubeola risk factors seroprevalence vaccination policies |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=10634211 |