Table 3.
Adjusted OR, 95% CI for factors associated with positive COVID-19 test among children and adolescents in Sudan 2021—multivariable logistic regression analysis.
Factors Associated with Positive COVID-19 Test | OR | 95% C.I | P | |
Age | <1 year | |||
1–4 years | 3.0 | (1.4–6.3) | 0.001 | |
5–9 years | 3.1 | (1.6–5.9) | 0.001 | |
10–14 years | 3.7 | (2.0–6.9) | 0.001 | |
15 and over | 3.4 | (1.9–6.4) | 0.001 | |
Gender | Female | 1.3 | (1.1–1.5) | 0.01 |
Male | ||||
Symptoms | Fever | 1.0 | (0.7–1.2) | 0.72 |
Cough | 0.8 | (0.6–1.0) | 0.04 | |
Shortness of breath | 1.0 | (0.7–1.3) | 0.78 | |
Sore throat | 1.0 | (0.8–1.3) | 0.91 | |
Headache | 0.7 | (0.5–0.9) | 0.001 | |
Loss of smell and taste | 2.1 | (1.4–3.3) | 0.001 | |
Joint pain | 1.4 | (0.7–2.9) | 0.31 | |
Muscle pain | 0.7 | (0.3–1.3) | 0.25 | |
Back pain | 0.5 | (0.1–1.7) | 0.28 | |
Fatigue | 1.3 | (0.8–2.0) | 0.32 | |
Vomiting | 0.5 | (0.1–1.9) | 0.31 | |
Diarrhea | 0.9 | (0.5–1.7) | 0.79 | |
Nausea | 1.9 | (0.4–9.6) | 0.42 | |
Unconsciousness | 1.3 | (0.2–9.6) | 0.77 | |
Runny Nose | 0.6 | (0.3–0.9) | 0.02 | |
Loss of appetite | 1.3 | (0.2–8.6) | 0.82 |