Table 3.
Seroprevalence data.
| Country/Study | Population | Seroprevalence |
|---|---|---|
| Iran | ||
| Allami 201427 | Overall, n = 270 Aged 18–49 y |
74.5% |
| Bayani 201328 | Overall n = 459 Mean age 32.2 ± 1.1 y |
94.6% |
| History of varicella | 95.5% | |
| Ardakani 201329 | Overall population of patients aged Aged 1–15 y, n = 558 |
27.6% |
| Talebi-Taher 201030 | Pregnant women, according to age, Aged 16–43 y n = 400; min–max values presented |
77.8% at ≤ 20 y 94.7% at ≥ 30 y |
| Vojgani 201331 | Children, by age, n = not available Aged 7 months to 6 y Min–max values presented |
6.6% at 7 months 21.3% at 6 y |
| Hoseini 201632 | Patients aged 10–18 y, n = 2,753 | 87.4% |
| Motamedifar 200633 | Children aged 0–10 y, n = 270 | 35.2% |
| Pourahmad 201034 | Women aged 11–45 y, n = 334 | 72.7% |
| Pourakbari 201235 | Individuals aged between 10–25 y, n = 412 | 65.3% |
| Majidy 201636 | Young women aged 13–40 y for pre-marital medical checkup, n = 250 | 71.2% |
| Sharif 200537 | Overall, n = 635, aged 1–60 y | 83.6% |
| Amjadi 2017*38 | Overall (meta-analysis), n = 7,867, aged ≤7–88 y | 78.5% |
| Iraq | ||
| Yassien 201239 | Overall, children aged <1–15 y, n = 92 | 53.3% |
| Saudi Arabia | ||
| Almuneef 200640 | Overall, adults, n = 4,006 | 86.0% |
| Hossain 198941 | Children aged 1–15 y, n = 224 | 68.0% |
| Adults – healthy male blood donors and pregnant women, n = 452 | 90.0% | |
| Memish 200142 | Saudi Arabian National Guard soldiers, aged 15–40+ y, n = 1,350 | 88.5% |
| Ghazi 200243 | Pregnant Saudi Arabian women, ages unspecified, n = 926 | 74.4% |
| Almuneef 200344 | Healthcare workers, ages unspecified, n = 2,047 | 64.0% |
| Abbas 200745 | Healthcare workers, ages unspecified | 68.4% |
| Turkey | ||
| Alp 200546 | Subjects aged < 30 y, n = 568 | 78.0% |
| Alp 201247 | Healthcare-worker population (pre-vaccination era), aged 19–60 y, n = 1,255 | 98.0% |
| Celikbas 200648 | Healthcare-worker population, mean age 29 y, n = 363 | 98% |
| Gürgöze 200649 | Unvaccinated children aged 1–16 y, n = 803 | 26.8% for 1–4 y 90.3% for 13–16 y |
| Karasahin 201450 | Healthcare-worker population, ages unspecified, n = 811 | 95.2% |
| Kanra 200251 | Subjects aged < 30 y, n = 4,387 | 77.8% |
| Kose 201352 | Subjects aged > 15 y, n = 2,136 | 94.3% |
| Aypak 201253 | Healthcare workers, mean age 33.5 ± 11 y, n = 284 | 98.2% |
| Ozkan 200554 | Children aged 9–60 months, n = 292 | 22.3% |
| Kurugol 200755 | Overall (ages 1–30 y), n = 600 | 84.1% |
| Savas 200456 | Children aged 0–15 y, n = 885 | 41.2% for 4–5 y 80% for 10–11 y 85% for 13–15 y |
| Syria | ||
| Barah 201257 | Females of childbearing age, n = 316 | 91.0% |
| UAE | ||
| Sheek-Hussein 201258 | Medical students, aged 16–33 y, post-vaccination era, n = 261 |
88.0% |
| Uduman 200159 | Overall, aged <10–>41 y, n = 648 | 80.6% |
| Qatar | ||
| Guanche Garcell, 201660 | Healthcare workers, 84% aged 30–49 y, n = 705 | 92.2% |
UAE, the United Arab Emirates.
*Denotes identified gray data.