Table 4.
Unadjusted and adjusted associated factors of maternal CMV IgG seropositivity in Southern Ethiopia
| Characteristics | Unadjusted * | Adjusted * | ||
| OR 95% CI) | P value | OR (95% CI) | P value | |
| Age of mothers (years) | ||||
| <25 | 1 | |||
| 25–29 | 1.2 (0.7 to 2.3) | 0.482 | 1.0 (0.5 to 1.9) | 0.991 |
| 30–35 | 2.2 (1.1 to 4.3) | 0.028 | 1.8 (0.9 to 3.8) | 0.095 |
| >35 | 1.3 (0.4 to 3.9) | 0.663 | 0.9 (0.3 to 1.0) | 0.877 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 1 | |||
| Currently unmarried | 0.8 (0.37 to 1.7) | 0.573 | ||
| Residence | ||||
| Urban | 0.8 (0.4 to 1.5) | 0.493 | ||
| Rural | 1 | |||
| Daycare worker | ||||
| Yes | 0.9 (0.3 to 2.3) | 0.810 | ||
| No | 1 | |||
| Healthcare worker | ||||
| Yes | 0.9 (0.3 to 2.6) | 0.831 | ||
| no | 1 | |||
| Education | ||||
| Primary and below | 1.7 (1.0 to 2.8) | 0.041 | 0.6 (0.4 to 1.0) | 0.037 |
| Secondary and above | 1 | |||
| Gestational age | ||||
| Term | 1 | |||
| Preterm | 0.9 (0.4 to 1.9) | 0.756 | ||
| Daycare or nursery school baby | ||||
| Yes | 1.9 (1.1 to 3.1) | 0.017 | 1.8 (1.0 to 3.0) | 0.045 |
| no | 1 | |||
| Sharing a cup with children | ||||
| Yes | 1.1 (0.6 to 2,3) | 0.705 | ||
| no | 1 | |||
| Any of curable STIs (n=350) | ||||
| Yes | 0.8 (0.3 to 1,9) | 0.578 | ||
| No | 1 | |||
*Logistic regression.
STI, sexually transmitted infection.