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. 2021 Aug 5;13(8):e16897. doi: 10.7759/cureus.16897

Table 3. Risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 infection.

*Adjusted for age, gender and profession.

RR, relative risk; COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2

Variables Total participants  Follow-up (one month), COVID-19 positive Unadjusted RR (95% CI) p-value Adjusted RR* (95% CI) p-value
Age (years)            
<30 1887 (53.4) 116 (57.7) Reference   Reference  
30-39 1139 (32.3) 61 (30.3) 0.87 (0.64-1.18) 0.370 0.87 (0.65-2.18) 0.392
40-49 358 (10.1) 18 (9.0) 0.82 (0.50-1.33) 0.415 0.95 (0.59-1.54) 0.848
≥50 148 (4.2) 6 (3.0) 0.66 (0.30-1.47) 0.310 0.85 (0.39-1.89) 0.694
Gender            
Male 2389 (67.6) 138 (68.7) Reference   Reference  
Female 1143(32.4) 63 (31.3) 0.95 (0.71-1.27) 0.751 0.70 (0.52-0.93) 0.015
Profession            
Staff involved in COVID-19 patient care 2567 (72.7) 150 (74.6) Reference   Reference  
Administrative staff 492 (13.9) 24 (11.9) 0.83 (0.55-1.27) 0.399 0.82 (0.54-1.24) 0.354
Students 473 (13.4) 27 (13.5) 0.98 (0.66-1.45) 0.908 1.09 (0.74-1.61) 0.652
Ivermectin prophylaxis            
No ivermectin prophylaxis 1147 (32.5) 133 (66.2) Reference   Reference  
Received single-dose ivermectin prophylaxis 186 (5.3) 23 (11.4) 1.07 (0.70-1.61) 0.761 1.04 (0.69-1.58) 0.846
Received two-dose ivermectin prophylaxis 2199 (62.2) 45 (22.4) 0.18 (0.13-0.25) <0.001 0.17 (0.12-0.23) <0.001