Table 2.
Clinical symptoms and odds ratios among vendors surveyed in Kituku and Virunga Goma markets from September to November 2021
| SARS-CoV-2 serology | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symptom | Positive n = 319 (%) | Negative n = 135 (%) | Odds ratio (CI 95%) | Adjusted P value |
| Fever | 118 (37.0) | 12 (8.9) | 6.0 (3.2–11.4) | <0.01 |
| Coughing | 123 (38.6) | 19 (14.3) | 3.8 (2.2–6.5) | <0.01 |
| Unexplained tiredness | 86 (27.0) | 8 (5.9) | 5.9 (2.8–12.5) | <0.01 |
| Headaches | 30 (9.4) | 3 (2.2) | 4.6 (1.4–15.2) | 0.02 |
| Muscle pain | 62 (19.4) | 3 (2.2) | 10.6 (3.3–34.5) | <0.01 |
| Sore throat | 41 (12.9) | 3 (2.2) | 6.5 (2.0–21.3) | <0.01 |
| Anosmia | 29 (9.1) | 4 (3.0) | 3.3 (1.1–9.5) | 0.04 |
| Ageusia | 11 (3.4) | 9 (0.7) | 4.8 (0.6–37.4) | 0.15 |
| Fever and coughing | 67 (21.0) | 15 (11.1) | 2.1 (1.2–3.9) | 0.02 |
| Fever, coughing, and muscle pain | 59 (18.5) | 9 (0.7) | 30.4 (4.2–221.9) | <0.01 |
| Absence of symptoms | 131 (41.1) | 80 (59.3) | 1.0 (0.6–1.5) | 1.0 |