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. 2021 Sep 23;11(9):e053791. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053791

Table 1.

Characteristics of study participants

Frequency %
Total 6230
Age (years)
 18–29 1513 24.3
 30–49 2672 42.9
 50–69 1643 26.4
 ≥70 402 6.5
Gender
 Male 3126 50.2
 Female 3104 49.8
Residence
 Urban 2866 46.0
 Rural 3364 54.0
Pregnant (n=3104) 56 1.8
Self-reported history of chronic disease 1145 18.4
History of COVID-19-like symptoms 474 7.6
History of contact with a known COVID-19 case 439 7.0
Ever tested for COVID-19 (RT-PCR) 1092 17.5
RT-PCR result (n=1088*)
 Positive 176 16.2
 Negative 912 83.8

*RT-PCR result not known in four participants.

RT-PCR, reverse-transcriptase PCR.