Table 1.
Girls and women of childbearing age group baseline characteristics of included studies
| Province | Total individuals | IgG-positive cases (%) | IgM-positive cases (%) | IgG- and IgM-positive cases (%) | Total prevalence (%) | Authors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerman | 350 | 103 (29.42) | 18 (5.14) | 13 (3.71) | 134 (38.28) | Kamyabi et al., 1999 |
| Mazandaran | 980 | 731 (74.59) | 731 (74.59) | Ajami et al., 2001 | ||
| Isfahan | 273 | 132 (48.35) | 132 (48.35) | Mostafavi Zadeh et al., 2002 | ||
| West Azerbaijan | 300 | 98 (32.66) | 12 (4) | 110 (36.66) | Taravati et al., 2002 | |
| Hamedan | 360 | 140 (38.88) | 140 (38.88) | Rabiee et al., 2003 | ||
| Isfahan | 414 | 76 (18.35) | 76 (18.35) | Mahmoudi et al., 2005 | ||
| Fars | 947 | 96 (10.13) | 96 (10.13) | Hatamet al., 2005 | ||
| East Azerbaijan | 1000 | 218 (21.8) | 218 (21.8) | Fallah et al., 2005 | ||
| Khuzestan | 259 | 12 (4.63) | 12 (4.63) | Rafiei et al., 2005 | ||
| Ardabil | 504 | 175 (34.72) | 20 (3.96) | 195 (38.69) | Daryani et al., 2006 | |
| Golestan | 300 | 145 (48.33) | 35 (11.66) | 29 (9.66) | 209 (69.66) | Saeedi et al., 2007 |
| Mazandaran | 241 | 154 (63.9) | 30 (12.44) | 184 (76.34) | Yousefi et al., 2007 | |
| Tehran | 707 | 119 (16.83) | 17 (2.4) | 136 (19.23) | Chamani et al., 2007 | |
| Kurdistan | 600 | 169 (28.16) | 169 (28.16) | Mohammadi et al., 2008 | ||
| Kerman | 549 | 93 (16.93) | 93 (16.93) | Haj ghani et al., 2008 | ||
| Ardabil | 272 | 115 (42.27) | 3(1.1) | 118 (43.38) | Ali Mohammadi et al., 2008 | |
| Khuzestan | 400 | 103 (25.75) | 103 (25.75) | Ziaei kajbaf et al., 2008 | ||
| Lorestan | 465 | 452 (97.2) | 452 (97.2) | Fallahi et al., 2009 | ||
| Isfahan | 400 | 79 (19.75) | 3 (0.75) | 82 (20.5) | Arbabi et al., 2009 | |
| Qazvin | 400 | 136 (34) | 136 (34) | Jahani Hashemi et al., 2010 | ||
| Bushehr | 491 | 54 (10.99) | 8 (1.62) | 5(1.01) | 67 (13.64) | Fouladvand et al., 2010 |
| Bushehr | 516 | 114 (22.09) | 7 (1.35) | 121 (23.44) | Fouladvand et al., 2010 | |
| Bushehr | 303 | 71 (23.43) | 10 (3.3) | 81 (26.73) | Fouladvand et al., 2010 | |
| Sistan and Baluchestan | 280 | 15 (5.35) | 15 (5.35) | Khazaie et al., 2011 | ||
| South Khorasan | 300 | 37 (12.33) | 37 (12.33) | Namayee et al., 2011 | ||
| Razavi Khorasan | 240 | 35 (14.58) | 35 (14.58) | Heydari et al., 2011 | ||
| Isfahan | 217 | 103 (47.46) | 103 (47.46) | Mostafavi et al., 2012 | ||
| Sistan and Baluchestan | 280 | 79 (28.21) | 79 (28.21) | Khazaei et al., 2012 | ||
| Khuzestan | 240 | 28 (11.66) | 29 (12.08) | 7 (2.91) | 64 (26.66) | Maraghi et al., 2013 |
| East Azerbaijan | 1659 | 898 (54.12) | 898 (54.12) | Rajaii et al., 2013 | ||
| North Khorasan | 215 | 44 (20.46) | 44 (20.46) | Ali Asghari, et al., 2013 | ||
| Tehran | 300 | 85 (28.33) | 4 (1.33) | 3 (1) | 92 (30.66) | Ghadamgahi et al., 2013 |
| Mazandaran | 800 | 453 (56.62) | 453 (56.62) | Barari Sawadkohi et al., 2013 | ||
| Fars | 403 | 52 (12.9) | 8 (1.98) | 60 (14.88) | Davami et al., 2013 | |
| Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari | 338 | 126 (37.27) | 126 (37.27) | Manouchehri et al., 2014 | ||
| Ilam | 260 | 55 (21.15) | 55 (21.15) | Kamran et al., 2014 | ||
| East Azerbaijan | 549 | 88 (16.02) | 66 (12.02) | 34 (6.19) | 188 (34.24) | Fallah et al., 2014 |
| Markazi | 400 | 97 (24.25) | 19 (4.75) | 116 (29) | Mohammadi et al., 2015 |