Table 2.
Cross-tabulation and Pearson Chi-square test for factors associated with positive COVID-19 test among children and adolescents in Sudan 2020–2021.
| Factors Associated with Positive COVID-19 Test | Result | Chi-Squared | p-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negative | Positive | ||||
| Age | <1 year | 66 (83.5%) | 13 (16.5%) | 32.688 | 0.001 |
| 1–4 years | 56 (63.6%) | 32 (36.4% | |||
| 5–9 years | 177 (63.6%) | 101 (36.4%) | |||
| 10–14 years | 346 (58.3%) | 247 (41.7%) | |||
| 15 and more | 1164 (55.1%) | 948 (44.9%) | |||
| Gender | Male | 951 (58.4%) | 677 (41.6%) | 1.886 | 0.170 |
| Female | 844 (56%) | 664 (44.0%) | |||
| Symptoms | Asymptomatic | 905 (51.2%) | 860 (48.8%) | 62.179 | 0.001 |
| Fever (yes) | 548 (63.2%) | 318 (36.8% | 16.724 | 0.001 | |
| Cough (yes) | 495 (67.3%) | 240 (32.7%) | 38.576 | 0.001 | |
| Shortness of breath (yes) | 261 (66.4%) | 132 (33.6%) | 14.823 | 0.001 | |
| Sore throat (yes) | 371 (63.8%) | 210 (36.2%) | 12.036 | 0.01 | |
| Headache (yes) | 441 (67%) | 217 (33%) | 31.306 | 0.001 | |
| Loss smell and taste (yes) | 72 (45.3%) | 87 (54.7%) | 10.104 | 0.001 | |
| Joint pain (yes) | 69 (69%) | 31 (31%) | 5.656 | 0.017 | |
| Muscle pain (yes) | 78 (73.5%) | 28 (26.5%) | 11.711 | 0.001 | |
| Back pain (yes) | 12 (75%) | 04 (25.0%) | 2.031 | 0.15 | |
| Fatigue (yes) | 79 (60.8%) | 51 (39.2%) | 0.619 | 0.431 | |
| Vomiting (yes) | 11 (78.6%) | 03 (21.4%) | 2.571 | 0.109 | |
| Diarrhea (yes) | 44 (66.7%) | 22 (33.3%) | 2.353 | 0.125 | |
| Nausea (yes) | 05 (62.5%) | 03 (37.5%) | 0.084 | 0.771 | |
| Unconsciousness (yes) | 02 (50%) | 02 (50%) | 0.090 | 0.764 | |
| Runny Nose (yes) | 80 (76.9%) | 24 (23.1%) | 16.718 | 0.001 | |
| Loss of appetite (yes) | 03 (60%) | 02 (40%) | 0.014 | 0.907 | |
| Outcome | Death | 06 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 8.109 | 0.004 |