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. 2021 Jul 8;16(7):e0253953. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0253953

Table 2. Sero-positivity for IgG antibody to YFV infection and associated factors (N = 135).

Variables Category YF IgG sero-status COR (95% CI) AOR (95% CI)
Total tested(N) Positive N (%)
Sex Male 84 3 (3.6) 1.85(0.19, 18.30) 1.32(0.10, 17.03)
Female 51 1(2.0) Ref Ref
Age Group (years) 18–30 53 1(1.9) 0.79(0.05, 12.99) 0.77(0.03, 17.64)
31–40 40 2(5.0) 2.16(0.19, 24.77) 2.29(0.17, 31.61)
≥41 42 1(2.4) Ref Ref
Educational Status Formal education 51 2(3.9) 1.7(0.23, 12.26) 1.31(0.10, 17.23)
Informal education 84 2(2.4) Ref Ref
Occupation pastoralist 55 1(1.8) Ref Ref
Agro pastoralist 32 1(3.1) 1.74(0.10,28.84) 1.92(0.11, 35.05)
Others 48 2(4.2) 2.35(0.21, 26.73) 1.18(0.05,25.41)
History of residence/travel outside Gambella Yes 17 1 (5.9) 2.4(0.23, 24.45) 3.10(0.21, 44.56)
No 118 3 (2.5) Ref Ref
History of working in the forest areas Yes 113 3(2.6) 0.57(0.06, 5.77) 0.47(0.03, 7.68)
No 22 1(4.5) Ref Ref
History of Bite by Aedes mosquito Yes 109 3(2.7) 0.54(0.05, 5.44) 0.74(0.04, 12.25)
No 26 1(3.85) Ref Ref
District Itang 103 4(3.9) - -
Lare 32 0(0.0) - -
History of vaccination Yes 0(0.0) 0(0.0)
No 135 4(2.9) - -

CI (confidence interval), COR (crude odds ratio), and AOR (adjusted odds ratio), Ref (Reference category).