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. 2021 Jan 4;224(5):860–864. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiab001

Table 2.

Risk Factors Associated With a Zika Virus Positive Result in Multivariate Analysis

Characteristics ZIKV Positive ZIKV Negative P Value OR (95% CI) P Value aOR (95% CI)
Female groupa
 ≤6 y of schooling 38/74 (51.4) 20/60 (30.3) .03 2.1 (1.0–4.3) .05 2.1 (1.0–4.6)
 Sex with casual partners 3/74 (4.1) 3/60 (5) .99c 0.8 (.2–4.1) .99 0.8 (.1–6.5)
Male groupb
 ≤6 y of schooling 21/39 (53.8) 13/28 (53.8) .73 1.3 (.5–3.5) .46 1.7 (.5–5.5)
 Sex with casual partners 12/39 (30.8) 2/28 (7.1) .03c 5.8 (1.2–28.4) .02 6.2 (1.2–64.1)

Data are presented as No. of positive answers/total No. of answers (%), unless otherwise indicated.

Abbreviations: aOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio; ZIKV, Zika virus.

aOne hundred thirty-four females who had sex during August 2015–January 2016.

bSixty-seven males who had sex during August 2015–January 2016.

cFisher exact test.