Rubella IgG antibody in women of child-bearing age in Oyo state.

Rubella Immune Status of Child Bearing Age Women

Objective: To determine the Rubella immune status of child bearing age women irrespective of marital status, parity and pregnant status who are visiting to Gynae and Obstetrics Department of Isra University Hospital, Hyderabad. Study Design: Cross sectional study Place and Duration of Study: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Isra University Hospital, Hyderabad, from 21st July 2005 to 20...

IgM and IgG antibodies specific to rubella in child bearing women.

Three hundred fifty five pregnant women were tested for IgM and IgG type of antibodies by Enzyme Immuno Assay (EIA). Sero-positivity for IgM and IgG antibodies were 13% and 29% respectively. Of 212 pregnant women with abortion, 39 (18%) and 80 (38%) were sero-positive and of 143 pregnant women with normal reproductive performance, 7 (5%) and 23 (16%) were positive for IgM and IgG respectively. ...

Assessment of Women Agribusiness Cooperatives in Oyo State, Nigeria

The performance of women agribusiness cooperatives in Oyo State, Nigeria was assessed in this study. The study employed a multi-stage sampling technique to select 6 women cooperative groups (aggregating to 175 individuals); 36 individual women; and 4 institutions across 6 LGAs in two agricultural zones of the State. Findings show that majority (55.6%) of the respondents belong to processing org...

seroprevalence of rubella igg antibody in pregnant women in osogbo, nigeria

background:infection of mothers with rubella virusduring pregnancy can be serious; if the mother is infected within the first 20 weeks of pregnancy she is likely to have miscarriage, stillbirth, or baby with congenital rubella syndrome. this study was carried out to define rubella virusseroprevalence in pregnancy in osogbo, nigeria. methods:this study is a cross-sectional sero-survey of rubella...

Mercury in Women of Child-bearing Age in 25 Countries