Table 4. Predictors of Ebola virus-specific and ebolavirus cross-reactive antibody levels of 539 participants from Mbandaka and the surrounding areas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, August 2018.
| EBOV GPe | EBOV GPΔMuc | BDBV GPΔMuc | SUDV GPΔMuc | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Predictor* | Odds Ratio | 95% CI | Odds Ratio | 95% CI | Odds Ratio | 95% CI | Odds Ratio | 95% CI |
| Sex | ||||||||
| Male | reference | reference | reference | reference | ||||
| Female | 0.22 | 0.08, 0.59 | 0.46 | 0.15, 1.35 | 0.16 | 0.04, 0.74 | 0.66 | 0.21, 2.10 |
| Agea | ||||||||
| 18–29 | reference | reference | reference | reference | ||||
| 30–39 | 0.55 | 0.19, 1.60 | 1.15 | 0.23, 5.84 | 2.74 | 0.33, 22.72 | 1.53 | 0.17, 14.00 |
| 40–49 | 0.36 | 0.11, 1.24 | 0.93 | 0.17, 5.22 | 0.93 | 0.08, 10.47 | 1.89 | 0.21, 17.29 |
| 50–59 | 0.18 | 0.03, 0.90 | 0.28 | 0.02, 3.16 | 1.74 | 0.18, 17.13 | 1.74 | 0.18, 17.13 |
| 60–82 | 0.45 | 0.11, 1.89 | 0.95 | 0.13, 6.98 | ||||
| Education | ||||||||
| Any primary school or apprenticeship | reference | reference | reference | reference | ||||
| Finished secondary school | 1.24 | 0.34, 4.51 | 0.92 | 0.16, 5.11 | 5.68 | 0.58, 55.51 | ||
| College/University or Graduate school | 1.42 | 0.54, 3.74 | 1.27 | 0.38, 4.18 | 5.17 | 0.65, 41.17 | ||
| Marital status | ||||||||
| Single | reference | reference | reference | reference | ||||
| Married or living together as married | 0.59 | 0.24, 1.46 | 0.95 | 0.26, 3.42 | 0.46 | 0.14, 1.57 | 1.19 | 0.26, 5.53 |
| Divorced, separated, or widowed | 0.35 | 0.04, 3.16 | ||||||
| Type of Healthcare worker | ||||||||
| Nurse | reference | reference | reference | reference | ||||
| Laboratory staff | 9.08 | 2.49, 33.12 | 5.73 | 0.57, 57.99 | 2.83 | 0.32, 24.89 | 2.42 | 0.28, 20.82 |
| Administrator | 1.82 | 0.38, 8.75 | 2.70 | 0.27, 26.68 | 1.34 | 0.16, 11.43 | ||
| Room attendant | 4.53 | 0.74, 27.88 | 0.94 | 0.11, 7.78 | ||||
| Hygienic service | 2.76 | 0.82, 9.34 | 4.06 | 0.66, 24.91 | ||||
| Birth attendant | 10.81 | 1.02, 114.36 | ||||||
| Maintenance | 3.44 | 0.39, 30.56 | ||||||
| Community volunteer | 6.36 | 1.98, 20.42 | 14.97 | 3.18, 70.53 | 5.35 | 1.27, 22.61 | 4.57 | 1.12, 18.71 |
| Pharmacist | 5.35 | 0.58, 49.20 | ||||||
| Contact with patients | ||||||||
| Direct | reference | reference | reference | reference | ||||
| Indirect | 3.34 | 1.39, 8.02 | 5.14 | 1.56, 16.98 | 1.46 | 0.41, 5.25 | 1.57 | 0.49, 5.03 |
| No contact | 1.05 | 0.22, 4.95 | 1.18 | 0.13, 10.70 | 2.41 | 0.59, 9.90 | ||
*Due to low numbers in the study population, estimates could not be calculated for: No Education; Physician, supervisor, health communications officer, traditional healer/pastor, medical/nursing student, and other healthcare worker types; EVD exposure history