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. 2020 Mar 19;114(3):111–116. doi: 10.1080/20477724.2020.1743087

Table 4.

Pooled sociodemographic risk factors of active chikungunya virus infection in Nigeria.

Variables No. of pooled participants [no. of studies] No. with pooled anti-CHIKV IgM cases (%) OR (95% CI) p value
Age
 ≤20 223 [5] 74 (33.2)    
 21–50 835 [5] 244 (29.2) 1.29 (0.86 to 1.95) 0.252
 51 130 [5] 30 (23.1) 1.14 (0.89 to 2.12) 0.149
Sex
 Male 518 [5] 214 (41.3)    
 Female 691 [5] 189 (27.4) 1.87(1.47–2.38) ˂0.0001*
Residence
 Urban 1198 [5] 162 (13.5)    
 Rural 60 [1] 13 (81.3) 0.57 (0.301–1.074) 0.082
Level of Education        
 No formal 64 [3] 27 (42.2)    
 Primary 97 [3] 36 (37.1) 1.24 (0.65–2.36) 0.519
 High School 295 [3] 66 (22.4) 2.23 (1.47–3.39) 0.002*
 Tertiary 373 [3] 47 (12.6) 2.74 (1.89–3.95) ˂0.0001*
Marital status
 Single 297 [2] 94 (31.6)    
 Married 377 [2] 96 (25.4) 1.36 (0.97–1.89) 0.077

*Significance determined by Multivariate Logistic Regression.