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. 2019 Aug 16;220(12):1915–1925. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiz396

Table 2.

Factors Associated With Zika Virus Seropositivity

Characteristic Total No. of Tested Individuals Weighted Prevalence, %
(95% CI)
Crude PR (95% CI) Pearson P Value Adjusted PR
(95% CI)
Sex
 Male 1108 22.8 (19.6–26.5) Ref .65
 Female 1589 23.8 (21.0–26.8) 1.04 (.87–1.24)
Age, y
 2–4 63 27.0 (15.2–43.3) Ref .47
 5–14 494 24.1 (19.1–30.1) .89 (.50–1.59)
 15–24 413 25.9 (21.0–31.6) .96 (.56–1.66)
 25–34 471 23.6 (19.2–28.7) .87 (.51–1.50)
 35–44 442 19.7 (15.8–24.3) .73 (.43–1.25)
 45–54 362 21.2 (16.5–26.8) .78 (.44–1.39)
 55–64 284 18.9 (14.3–24.6) .70 (.39–1.27)
 ≥65 168 28.3 (20.4–37.7) 1.05 (.56–1.95)
Region of residence
 Coastal area 1820 22.2 (19.4–25.3) Ref .06 Ref
 Low Maroni 424 28.8 (23.4–34.8) 1.29 (1.02–1.64) 1.41 (1.02–1.95)
 High Maroni 194 25.5 (17.2–36.0) 1.15 (.78–1.70) 1.51 (.91–2.50)
 Low Oyapock 99 27.0 (13.5–46.8) 1.21 (.64–2.32) 1.77 (.89–3.52)
 High Oyapock 115 3.7 (1.3–9.8) .16 (.61–.46) .26 (.94–.75)
 Interior 45 1.0 (.1–6.9) .04 (.01–.33) .07 (.01–.52)
Type of housing
 Building/collective 365 21.5 (16.4–27.6) Ref .05
 Individual 1768 23.8 (20.8–27.2) 1.11 (.83–1.49)
 Carbet 213 5.9 (1.6–18.9) .27 (.08–.97)
 Makeshift 89 28.3 (17.7–42.1) 1.32 (.79–2.19)
Type of zone
 Rural 1304 19.4 (16.2–23.1) Ref .03 Ref
 Urban 1393 24.8 (21.7–28.1) 1.28 (1.02–1.58) 1.45 (1.11–1.91)
Birth place
 French Guiana 1481 23.4 (20.2–27.1) Ref <10–2 Ref
 Suriname 213 27.0 (20.2–35.1) 1.15 (.85–1.57) 1.08 (.75–1.56)
 Brazil 174 19.1 (13.3–26.7) .82 (.56–1.19) .82 (.55–1.22)
 Other South America 63 27.6 (17.7–40.3) 1.18 (.77–1.80) 1.18 (.74–1.88)
 Haiti 223 34.3 (20.6–42.3) 1.46 (1.14–1.88) 1.45 (1.08–1.94)
 Caribbean island 136 20.6 (13.5–30.2) .88 (.58–1.34) .82 (.51–1.31)
 Europe 349 17.0 (12.4–22.8) .72 (.52–1.01) .76 (.54–1.08)
 Asia 28 4.6 (1.08–17.6) .20 (.04–.82) .23 (.05–1.14)
 Africa 22 12.4 (3.1–38.6) .53 (.14–1.97) .56 (.15–2.15)
 Others 8 6.1 (.7–36.6) .26 (.03–2.04) .32 (.04–2.50)
Household size
 1–2 536 20.0 (16.2–24.5) Ref .41
 3–5 1359 24.1 (20.7–27.8) 1.20 (.93–1.55)
 ≥6 592 24.6 (18.8–31.6) 1.23 (.88–1.72)
Household income, €
 <1000 565 26.9 (22.2–32.1) Ref .10 Ref
 1000–2999 833 24.5 (19.7–29.9) .83 (.48–1.41) .92 (.67–1.25)
 3000–4999 285 17.7 (12.5–24.3) .53 (.33–.86) .72 (.46–1.12)
 ≥5000 153 15.7 (9.4–24.9) .48 (.24–.94) .66 (.37–1.16)
 Not documented 861 24.0 (19.8–28.8) .78 (.56–1.10) .87 (.62–1.22)
Socioeconomic index
 Low 233 16.3 (10.8–23.9) Ref .06 Ref
 Intermediate 908 26.5 (21.8–31.8) 1.63 (1.04–2.53) 1.48 (.96–2.26)
 Elevated 1291 21.4 (18.3–24.9) 1.31 (.85–2.02) 1.59 (.97–2.59)
Health insurance status
 General social coverage 1330 20.2 (17.3–23.5) Ref <10–2
 Universal health coverage 1233 25.4 (21.5–29.7) 1.26 (1.00–1.57)
 State medical assistance 128 36.9 (27.6–47.2) 1.83 (1.34–2.49)
 No healthcare 6 20.1 (2.5–70.8) .99 (.16–6.94)

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; PR, prevalence ratio.