Research Article
Preconception Screening for Cytomegalovirus: An Effective Preventive Approach
Table 1
Characteristics of 444 women who performed preconception screening for CMV.
| Mean age, years | | Mean number of children | | Place of Birth, (%) | | Israel | 397 (89.4) | Outside of Israel | 47 (10.6) | Religion, (%) | | Orthodox Jews | 234 (52.7) | Secular Jews | 96 (21.6) | Arabs (Muslim, Christian) | 31 (7.0) | Unknown | 83 (18.7) | Risk for CMV infection, (%) | | aHigh risk | 98 (22.1) | bLow risk | 321 (72.3) | Unknown | 25 (5.6) | Residence, (%) | | Urban | 420 (94.6) | Rural | 24 (5.4) | Female infertility, (%) | | Primary | 233 (52.5) | Secondary | 211 (47.5) |
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High risk: work in a day-care center or with children aged 1–4 years old at home.
bLow risk: all others.
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