Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of women by exposed and control groups 1 and 2
| Characteristic | Exposed group CHIKV infection during pregnancy (n = 150) |
Control group 1 No history of CHIKV infection (n = 135) |
Control group 2 History of CHIKV infection outside of pregnancy (n = 131) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (year) (mean ± SD) | 30.9 ± 6.0 | 30.2 ± 6.0 | 30.9 ± 6.3 |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| African descent | 126 (84) | 115 (85) | 114 (87) |
| Asian descent | 7 (5) | 4 (3) | 6 (5) |
| Other | 16 (11) | 8 (6) | 10 (8) |
| Refused/Don’t know | 1 (1) | 8 (6) | 1 (1) |
| Education | |||
| Primary school | 15 (10) | 16 (13) | 14 (11) |
| Secondary school | 89 (60) | 64 (47) | 66 (50) |
| Bachelor’s degree | 17 (11) | 8 (6) | 11 (8) |
| Graduate/Professional degree | 4 (3) | 8 (6) | 2 (2) |
| Other | 24 (16) | 31 (23) | 38 (29) |
| Refused/Don’t know | 1 (1) | 8 (6) | 0 (0) |
| Occupation | |||
| Student | 6 (4) | 1 (1) | 3 (2) |
| Housewife | 8 (5) | 3 (2) | 4 (3) |
| Business/office worker | 48 (32) | 36 (28) | 43 (33) |
| Manual worker | 6 (4) | 11 (9) | 12 (9) |
| Unemployed | 28 (19) | 39 (31) | 29 (22) |
| Other | 54 (36) | 38 (30) | 40 (32) |
| Married/common-law/lives with partner | 79 (53) | 79 (63) | 74 (58) |
| Previously divorced or separated | 1 (5) | 8 (6) | 10 (8) |
| Mosquito precautions | |||
| Use of repellent/spray | 126 (85) | 99 (77) | 114 (87) |
| Use of mosquito coil/net | 95 (64) | 74 (58) | 90 (69) |
| Collect water on roof | 46 (31) | 38 (29) | 38 (330) |
| Store water in black tanks | 71 (47) | 65 (51) | 65 (50) |
| Prior pregnancies | |||
| Nulliparous | 39 (26) | 31 (23) | 26 (20) |
| Multiparous | 110 (73) | 93 (69) | 105 (80) |
| Missing | 1 (1) | 11 (8) | 0 (0) |
Values are frequency (%) or frequency ± standard deviation (SD).