Table 2.
Socio-demographic, Exposure and Clinical characteristics of Contacts, Sana’a Capital, April 2020.
| Characteristics | No. of contacts (N = 54) | % |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Female | 21 | 39% |
| Male | 33 | 61% |
| Age | ||
| <18 | 12 | 22% |
| (18–>35) | 29 | 54% |
| (35–>45) | 6 | 11% |
| (45–>60) | 4 | 7% |
| ≥60 | 3 | 6% |
| Address by district | ||
| Al-Sabean | 21 | 39% |
| Al-Safiah | 11 | 20% |
| Al-Tahrir | 5 | 9% |
| Al-Thawrah | 9 | 17% |
| Ma’en | 7 | 13% |
| Sho’oab | 1 | 2% |
| Place of contact | ||
| COVID-19 Isolation center | 17 | 31% |
| Household | 27 | 50% |
| Work-place | 2 | 4% |
| Hotel | 8 | 15% |
| Type of Protective Personal Equipment (PPE) use for HWs (N = 17) | ||
| Surgical Mask | 15 | 88% |
| Gloves | 12 | 71% |
| N95 | 6 | 35% |
| Eye Google | 6 | 35% |
| Gown | 5 | 29% |
| No PPE use | 1 | 6% |
| Type of contact (N = 54) | ||
| Close contact | 31 | 57% |
| Causal contact | 23 | 43% |
| Result of PCR COVID-19 (N = 54) | ||
| Positive | 4 | 7% |
| Negative | 50 | 93% |
| Health status of contacts who were positive on PCR (N = 4) | ||
| Symptomatic | 2 | 50% |
| Asymptomatic | 2 | 50% |
| Type of contacts who were positive on PCR (N = 4) | ||
| HWs | 2 | 50% |
| Household | 1 | 25% |
| Work-place | 1 | 25% |