Table 2. SARS-CoV-2 positivity, underdetection and undernotification among participants from two administrative areas of Port Vila, Vanuatu, April 2022.
| Outcome | n | % | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|
| SARS-CoV-2 positivity | |||
| Attack rate (point prevalence) | 89 | 50.9a | 43.2–58.5 |
| Cumulative attack rate | 104b | 55.3c | 47.9–62.6 |
| SARS-CoV-2 underdetection | |||
| Number of positive participants that were not detected before the study (self-reported and verified) |
89 | 85.6d | 77.3–91.7 |
| SARS-CoV-2 notification rate | |||
| Participants self-reporting previous positive test result | 23 | 9.2e | 3.2–15.1 |
| Participants self-reporting previous positive test result with corresponding notification to surveillance unit | 15 | 65.2f | 49.4–81.0 |
| SARS-CoV-2 testing | |||
| Participants reporting having had a specimen tested for SARS-CoV-2 during the previous month |
31 | 12.3e | 5.4–19.2 |
| Positive participants reporting having had a specimen tested for SARS-CoV-2 during the previous month | 22 | 20.4d | 11.5–29.2 |
| Household attack rate | |||
| Number of households with at least one case | 50 | 59.5f | 44.4–74.6 |
| Secondary household attack rate | – | 47.7g | 34.2–61.2 |
CI: confidence interval; SARS-CoV-2: severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.
a Denominator includes all 175 participants who had a specimen collected in the study.
b Numerator includes 89 participants detected in this study plus 15 participants with verified previous infection.
c Denominator includes 188 participants with known SARS-CoV-2 test result, excluding those with no testing history.
d Denominator includes all 104 SARS-CoV-2-positive participants.
e Denominator includes all 252 participants.
f Denominator includes all 84 households.
g Rate is only calculated for 50 households with at least one case.