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. 2023 Nov 17;23:809. doi: 10.1186/s12879-023-08808-6

Table 3.

Number and frequency of different types of COVID-19 preventive measures used and COVID-19 symptoms distinguished by HIV status

HIV- (n = 450) HIV + (n = 90) p–Value* Overall (n = 540)
COVID-19 preventive measures
 Wearing a mask 430 (95.6%) 86 (95.6%) 0.998 516 (95.6%)
 Keeping distance 191 (42.4%) 36 (40.0%) 0.726 227 (42.0%)
 Avoiding crowded areas 167 (37.1%) 28 (31.1%) 0.336 195 (36.1%)
 Hand wash 374 (83.1%) 77 (85.6%) 0.643 451 (83.5%)
HIV- (n = 220) HIV + (n = 33) Overall (n = 253)
COVID-19 Symptomsa (N/A = 12)
 Total with symptoms 61 (29.2%) 7 (21.9%) 0.527 68 (28.2%)
 Fever 47 (22.5%) 6 (18.8%) 0.820 53 (22.0%)
 Cough 49 (23.4%) 6 (18.8%) 0.821 55 (22.8%)
 Sore throat 38 (18.2%) 3 (9.4%) 0.315 41 (17.0%)
 Anosmia 14 (6.7%) 1 (3.1%) 0.701 15 (6.2%)
 Breathing difficulty 3 (1.4%) 2 (6.3%) 0.128 5 (2.1%)
 Hospitalization 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0.998 0 (0.0%)

*Fisher’s exact and χ2 test

aAmong people with a positive result for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies