Skip to main content
. 2023 Jul 20;15(7):1588. doi: 10.3390/v15071588

Table 1.

Association between the characteristics of the participants and anti-chikungunya virus IgG positivity.

Variable No. Tested
(%)
Anti-CHIKV IgG Positive
n (%; 95% CI)
cOR
(95% CI)
p Value
Overall 1300 (100.0) 37 (2.8; 2.0–3.9) - -
Sex
Female
Male

691 (53.1)
609 (46.8)

18 (2.6; 1.6–4.1)
19 (3.1; 1.9–4.8)

1
1.2 (0.6–2.3)


0.58
Age (yr)
0–<20
20–<35
35–<50
≥50

141 (10.8)
448 (34.5)
345 (26.5)
366 (28.1)

3 (2.1; 0.4–6.1)
13 (2.9; 1.6–4.9)
6 (1.7; 0.6–3.8)
15 (4.1; 2.3–6.7)

1
1.4 (0.4–4.9)
1.2 (0.3–5.0)
2.0 (0.6–6.9)


0.62
0.77
0.29
Residence
Northern Nouakchott (NN)
Teyarett
Dar Naim
Toujounin
Total in NN
Western Nouakchott (WN)
Sebkha
Tevragh Zeina
Ksar
Total in WN
Southern Nouakchott (SN)
Riadh
Arafat
El Mina
Total in SN


129
96
97
322

144
160
73
377

176
241
184
601


2 (1.6; 0.2–5.5)
3 (3.1; 0.7–8.9)
2 (2.1; 0.3–7.3)
7 (2.2; 2.0–7.5)

5 (3.5; 1.1–7.9)
2 (1.3; 0.2–4.4)
2 (2.7; 0.3–9.6)
9 (2.4; 0.7–8.9)

8 (4.5; 2.0–8.8)
10 (4.1; 2.0–7.5)
3 (1.6; 0.3–4.7)
21 (3.5; 0.3–4.7)





1




1.1 (0.4–3.0)




1.6 (0.7–3.9)










0.85




0.27
Use of impregnated bed net
No
Yes

1050 (80.7)
250 (19.2)

31 (3.0; 2.0–4.2)
5 (2.4; 0.9–5.2)

1
1.2 (0.6–2.3)


0.64
Sleeping under bed net
Never
Always

758 (58.3)
542 (41.7)

19 (2.5; 1.5–3.9)
18 (3.3; 2.0–5.2)

1
0.8 (0.4–1.4)


0.39
Repellent use
Never
Always

1073 (82.5)
227 (17.5)

34 (3.2; 2.2–4.4)
3 (1.3; 0.3–3.8)

1
0.4 (0.1–1.3)


0.14

Abbreviations: n: number of anti-CHIKV IgG positive samples; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval; cOR: crude odds ratio.