Table 1.
Summary of published articles regarding rubella in pregnant women in Africa between 2002 and 2014
| Location/Country | Age | Sample size | IgG+ | Cut off points | Trimester | Study period | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mwanza, Tanzania | 15–44 | Urban = 161 Rural = 181 |
Urban = 146 (90.6 %) Rural = 171 (94.5 %) Overall (92.7 %) |
10 IU/ml | 1 = 13 2 = 171 3 = 133 |
Nov 2012–May 2013 | [28] |
| Ibadan south west (SW), Nigeria | 15–42 | 273 | 244 (89.4 %) | 10 IU/ml | NR | July 2010 | [36] |
| Ibadan, Nigeria | 15–39 | 159 | 109 (68.5 %) | 20 IU/ml | NR | March–Oct 2002 | [24] |
| Ilorin, Nigeria | 92 | 78 (84.8 %) | 0.55U/ml | 1 = 23 2 = 68 1 = none |
July–September 2009 | [37] | |
| SW Nigeria | 19–44 | 90 | 86 (95.5 %) | >10 IU/ml | NR | Oct 2011–May 2012 | [38] |
| Makurdi, Nigeria | 18–36 | 534 | NR | NR | 1 = 534 | Feb–July 2007 | [26] |
| SE, Nigeria | 19–30 | 345 | 329 (95.4 %) | NR | NR | June–Sept 2012 | [39] |
| Benin, Nigeria | 16–45 | 270 | 143 (52.9 %) | ≥10 IU/ml | NR | NR | [27] |
| Zaria, Nigeria | 19–45 | Urban = 387 Rural = 43 |
Urban = 380 (98.2 %) Rural = 41 (95.3 %) Overall (97.9 %) |
NR | NR | May 2007–Fe 2008 | [40] |
| Borno, Nigeria | 15–40 | 90 | 75 (83.3 %) | ≥10 IU/ml | 1 = 11 2 = 23 3 = 56 |
NR | [41] |
| Osogbo, Nigeria | 15–40 | 200 | 175 (87.5 %) | >10 IU/ml | NR | March–June 2011 | [42] |
| W. Sudan | 25.7a | 231 | 151 (65.4 %) | ≥10 IU/ml | NR | Aug–Oct 2009 | [43] |
| Khartoum state, Sudan | 16–40 | 80 | 55 (68.7 %) | NR | NR | June 2012 | [44] |
| Khartoum state, Sudan | 16–47 | 500 | 465 (93 %) | 15 IU/ml | NR | Nov 2008–March 2009 | [45] |
| Maputo, Mozambique | 15–30 | Urban = 653 Rural = 321 |
Urban = 606 (92.8 %) Rural = 311 (96.8 %) Overall (94.1 %) |
≥15 IU/ml | NR | Feb–April 2002 | [46] |
| Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | 18–50 | 100 | 77 (77 %) | NR | NR | 2006–2008 | [47] |
| Burkina Faso | 16–42 | Urban = 132 Rural = 209 |
Urban = 125 (94.7 %) Rural = 193 (92.3 %) Overall (93.2 %) |
≥10 IU/ml | NR | Dec 2007–March 2008 | [48] |
| Kenya | 15–46 | Urban = 470 | 437 (92.8 %) | NR | NR | June–Dec 2005 | [49] |
| Western cape, S. Africa | 15–45 | 1200 | 1158 (96.5 %) | 0.2 U/ml | NR | NR | [50] |
| Cameroon | 15–40 | 211 | 186 (88.1 %) | >15 IU/ml | NR | April–July 2008 | [51] |
| Benin | 15–41 | Rural = 283 | 266 (94 %) | NR | NR | July–September 2011 | [52] |
| Total | 90 % (52.9–97.9 %) |
NR not reported, NA not applicable
aMean age