Preconception Screening for Cytomegalovirus: An Effective Preventive Approach

Table 1

Characteristics of 444 women who performed preconception screening for CMV.

Mean age, years	29.9±3.4
Mean number of children	0.7±1.1
Place of Birth, 𝑛 (%)
Israel	397 (89.4)
Outside of Israel	47 (10.6)
Religion, 𝑛 (%)
Orthodox Jews	234 (52.7)
Secular Jews	96 (21.6)
Arabs (Muslim, Christian)	31 (7.0)
Unknown	83 (18.7)
Risk for CMV infection, 𝑛 (%)
^aHigh risk	98 (22.1)
^bLow risk	321 (72.3)
Unknown	25 (5.6)
Residence, 𝑛 (%)
Urban	420 (94.6)
Rural	24 (5.4)
Female infertility, 𝑛 (%)
Primary	233 (52.5)
Secondary	211 (47.5)

aHigh risk: work in a day-care center or with children aged 1–4 years old at home.
^bLow risk: all others.