Table 3.
Prevalence rates of CMV infection according to sociodemographic characteristics of the study population.
| Sociodemographic characteristics | N (%) | Age range | CMV-positive N (%) | CMV-negative N (%) | OR (95% CI) | p -Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| Black | 23 (7.1) | 2–53 | 21 (91.3) | 2 (8.7) | 1.00 | |
| White | 89 (27.6) | 1–92 | 80 (89.9) | 9 (10.1) | 0.79 (0.34–1.81) | 0.728 |
| Brown | 211 (65.3) | 1–90 | 194 (91.9) | 17 (8.1) | 1.24 (0.56–2.75) | 0.742 |
| Family income | ||||||
| 1 minimum wage | 163 (50.5) | 1–90 | 149 (91.4) | 14 (8.6) | 1.02 (0.47–2.22) | 0.884 |
| 2–5 minimum wages | 145 (44.9) | 1–92 | 132 (91.0) | 13 (9.0) | 0.93 (0.43–2.03) | 0.978 |
| 6–9 minimum wages | 13 (4.0) | 7–67 | 12 (92.3) | 1 (7.7) | 1.00 | |
| More than 10 minimum wages | 2 (0.6) | 48–55 | 2 (100.0) | |||
| Level of schooling | ||||||
| Illiterate* | 23 (7.3) | 1–92 | 22 (95.7) | 1 (4.3) | 2.13 (0.27–16.50) | 0.729 |
| Literate** | 29 (9.2) | 4–90 | 27 (93.1) | 2 (6.9) | 1.27 (0.28–5.72) | 0.972 |
| Elementary school | 38 (12.1) | 6–15 | 28 (73.7) | 10 (26.3) | 0.17 (0.07–0.42) | <0.0001 |
| Incomplete middle school | 7 (2.2) | 12–14 | 6 (85.7) | 1 (14.3) | 0.54 (0.06–4.71) | 0.900 |
| Complete middle school | 82 (26.1) | 7–78 | 77 (93.9) | 5 (6.1) | 1.00 | |
| Incomplete high school | 1 (0.3) | 16 | 1 (100.0) | |||
| Complete high school | 69 (22.0) | 16–77 | 66 (95.7) | 3 (4.3) | 2.38 (0.69–8.24) | 0.246 |
| Undergraduate | 35 (11.1) | 19–67 | 33 (94.3) | 2 (5.7) | 1.60 (0.36–7.12) | 0.766 |
| Not Informed | 30 (9.6) | 3–90 | 27 (90.0) | 3 (10.0) | ||
| Occupation | ||||||
| Student | 94 (48.2) | 5–33 | 79 (84.0) | 15 (16.0) | 0.11 (0.03–0.51) | 0.002 |
| Housewife | 41 (21.0) | 22–90 | 39 (95.1) | 2 (4.9) | 1.00 | |
| Retired | 17 (8.7) | 50–92 | 17 (100.0) | |||
| Unemployed | 37 (19.0) | 16–87 | 37 (100.0) | |||
| Not informed | 6 (3.1) | 20–28 | 6 (100.0) | |||
| Condom usage | ||||||
| Always | 61 (30.8) | 16–60 | 58 (95.1) | 3 (4.9) | 1.00 | |
| Intermittent | 15 (7.6) | 17–64 | 15 (100.0) | |||
| Never | 111 (56.1) | 16–90 | 105 (94.6) | 6 (5.4) | 0.72 (0.17–2.97) | 0.913 |
| Not informed | 11 (5.6) | 16–90 | 11 (100.0) | |||
| Awareness of CMV infection | ||||||
| None | 304 (94.1) | 1–92 | 276 (90.8) | 28 (9.2) | ||
| Little | 17 (5.3) | 5–56 | 17 (100.0) | |||
| Not informed | 2 (0.6) | 17–39 | 2 (100.0) |
OR, Odds Ratio; CI, Confidence Interval.
*
People able to read and write.
**
People unable to read and write.
All individuals in both the groups literate and illiterate were not attending school. Brazilian national minimum monthly wage: approximately $192,00 US dollars.
Bold values highlight the signficance.