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. 2021 Oct 20;39(4):528–533. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmmb.2021.09.011

Table 2.

Univariate analyses to identify potential factors associated with COVID-19 seropositivity.

n (%) Seropositive, n (%) Seronegative, n(%) Seroprevalence (%) p value
Total 1033 267 766 25.8
Median Age 39 (20–89) 37 (23–69) 39 (20–89) 0.001
Sex
Male 488 (47.2) 153 (57.3) 335 (43.7) 31.4 <0.001
Female 545 (52.8) 114 (42.6) 431 (56.2) 20.9
Clinical Role
Administrative Staff 83 (8) 14 (5.2) 69 (9.1) 16.8 0.051
Ward boys 68 (6.6) 28 (10.5) 40 (5.2) 41.2 0.003
Doctor 240 (23.2) 16 (6) 224 (29.2) 6.7 <0.001
Nurse 297 (28.8) 53 (19.8) 244 (31.8) 17.8 <0.001
Sanitary Workers 203 (19.7) 112 (41.9) 91 (11.9) 55.2 <0.001
Security 53 (5.1) 32 (12) 21 (2.7) 60.4 <0.001
Technical Staff 89 (8.6) 12 (4.5) 77 (10) 13.4 0.005
Primary location of clinical work
COVID-19 ICU 45 (4.4) 17 (6.3) 28 (3.6) 37.8 0.062
COVID-19 ward 77 (7.5) 23 (8.6) 54 (7) 29.9 0.402
Emergency Department 29 (2.8) 10 (3.7) 19 (2.5) 34.5 0.281
Fever Clinic 7 (0.7) 2 (0.7) 5 (0.6) 28.6 1
ICU 131 (12.7) 25 (9.3) 104 (13.5) 19.1 0.058
Laboratories 63 (6.1) 4 (1.5) 59 (7.7) 6.3 <0.001
OPD 172 (16.6) 48 (18) 124 (16.2) 27.9 0.499
Offices 39 (3.8) 2 (0.7) 37 (4.8) 5.1 <0.001
OT 23 (2.2) 2 (0.7) 21 (2.7) 8.7 0.088
Other 21 (2) 3 (1.1) 18 (2.3) 14.3 0.004
Ward 426 (41.2) 130 (48.7) 296 (38.6) 30.5 0.618
PPE Type
Type 1 338 (32.7) 98 (36.7) 240 (31.3) 29 0.107
Type 2 337 (32.6) 79 (29.6) 258 (33.7) 23.4 0.219
Type 3 358 (34.7) 90 (33.7) 268 (35) 25.1 0.705
Any History of Past exposure to SARS-COV-2
History of exposure to SARS-COV-2 162 (15.7) 31(11.6) 131 (17.1) 19.1 0.034
Not sure 26 (2.5) 8 (3) 18 (2.3) 30.8 0 ​.562
No History of exposure 845 (81.8) 228 (85.4) 617 (80.5) 27.7 0.077
Any History of Co-morbidities
History of Co-morbidities 170 (16.5) 35 (13.1) 135 (17.6) 20.6 0 ​.087
No History of Co-morbidities 863 (83.5) 232 (86.9) 631 (82.3) 26.9 0 ​.087
Any previous History of symptoms suggestive of COVID-19
previous History of symptoms suggestive of COVID-19 5 (0.5) 0 5 (0.6) 0 0.336
No previous History of symptoms suggestive of COVID-19 1028 (99.5) 267 (100) 761 (99.3) 0.336
Residence in Containment zone
History of Residence in Containment zone 9(0.9) 2 (0.7) 7 (0.9) 22.2 1.000
No History of Residence in Containment zone 1024 (99.1) 265 (99.2) 759 (99.1) 25.9 1.000