Table 1.
Characteristics of included studies (varicella seropositivity prevalence in Iranian cities between 2002 and 2012 by regions)
| Study’s First Author (Year of collection*) | City | Target population | Prevalence of seropositivity in age groups [positive seroprevalence/ sample size (%)] | Reference | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-5 | 6-10 | 11-15 | 16-20 | 21-25 | 26-30 | 31-35 | 36-40 | 41-45 | 46-50 | 51≥ | Total | ||||
| Motamedifar (2002- 2003) | Shiraz | Primary school children | 95/270 (35.2) | 95/270 (35.2) | 18 | ||||||||||
| Sharifi (2003-2005) | Tehran | NA | 46/77 (59.7) | 31/51 (60.8) | 91/104 (87.5) | 133/151 (88) | 42/47 (89.4) | 51/58 (87.9) | 43/49 (87.7) | 64/74 (86.5) | 511/611 (83.6) | 13 | |||
| Ehsanipour (2005) | Tehran | referred to hospital clinics | 25/82 (30.6) | 16/26 (61.5) | 10/12 (83.3) | 51/120 (42.5) | 14 | ||||||||
| Pourahmad (2006-2008) | Jahrom | Premarital women | 21/38 (55.3) | 104/145 (71.7) | 81/109 (74.3) | 25/28 (89.3) | 9/9 (100) | 2/2 (100) | 2/2 (100) | 244/333 (73.3) | 20 | ||||
| Ziyaeyan (2008) | Shiraz | referred to hospital clinics | 39/154 (25.3) | 60/139 (43.1) | 78/106 (73.5) | 84/101 (83.2) | 41/49 (83.7) | 41/48 (85.4) | 37/42 (88.1) | 31/35 (88.6) | 81/92 (88) | 67/77 (87) | 559/843 (66.3) | 19 | |
| Hosseininasab (2008) | Kerman | Premarital women | 315/370 (85.1) | 331/353 (93.8) | 646/723 (89.3) | 21 | |||||||||
| Pourakbari (2008) | Tehran | Children, adolescents and medical students | 138/216 (63.9) | 75/101 (74.2) | 57/95 (60.0) | 269/412 (65.3) | 15 | ||||||||
| Talebi-Taher (2008) | Tehran | referred to hospital clinics | 56/75 (74.7) | 75/98 (76.5) | 89/105 (84.8) | 93/122 (76.2) | 313/400 (78.2) | 17 | |||||||
| Barazesh (2009) | Bushehr | Premarital women | 111/150 (74) | 23/30 (76/67) | 134/180 (74.5) | 22 | |||||||||
| Mamani (2009-2010) | Hamedan | Pregnant women | 27/36 (75.0) | 75/94 (79.8) | 63/76 (82.9) | 27/38 (71.1) | 16/20 (80.0) | 4/6 (66.7) | 212/270 (78.4) | 23 | |||||
| Talebi-Taher (2010) | Tehran | Pregnant women | 35/45 (77.8) | 101/117 (86.3) | 116/123 (94.3) | 108/114 (94.7) | 360/400 (90.3) | 16 | |||||||
| Bayani (2010-2011) | Babol | Pregnant women | 40/47 (85.1) | 90/101 (89.1) | 137/150 (91.3) | 109/117 (93.2) | 9/12 (75) | 385/427 (90.2) | 24 | ||||||
| Taghavi (2011) | Kashan | Referral pediatric hospital and public health centers | 27/212 (12.7) | 66/192 (34.4) | 61/154 (39.6) | 154/558 (27.6) | 25 | ||||||||
| Farshchi (2012) | Kermanshah | Medical student | 12/19 (63.1) | 40/43 (93.0) | 52/62 (83.9) | 26 | |||||||||
| Allami (2012) | Qazvin | Medical science student | 112/160 (70) | 50/64 (78.1) | 14/17 (82.4) | 11/12 (91.7) | 187/253 (74.0) | 27 | |||||||
*
year of data collection / study