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. 2022 Jul 4;11(7):762. doi: 10.3390/pathogens11070762

Table 2.

Prevalence and factors associated with chikungunya virus exposure in humans, Nigeria, 2011–2018.

Variable n/N Seroprevalence % (95% CI) Unadjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI) p-Value Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI) p-Value
Age (continuous) 290/701 41.3 (37.6, 45.1) 1.01 (1.00, 1.02) <0.001 1.01 (1.01, 1.02) <0.001
0–17 29/126 23.0 (15.9, 31.3) REF
18–90 261/575 45.3 (41.2, 49.5) 2.78 (1.77, 4.34) <0.001 2.15 (1.33, 3.45) 0.002
Gender
Female 132/329 40.1 (34.7, 45.6) 0.90 (0.67, 1.22) 0.528
Male 158/372 42.4 (37.3, 47.6) REF
Location, Year
Ibadan, 2018 103/300 34.3 (28.9, 40.0) 0.44 (0.31, 0.63) <0.001 0.67 (0.16, 2.72) 0.577
Jos, 2017 66/177 37.2 (30.1, 44.8) 0.50 (0.33, 0.75)
Abuja, 2011 121/224 54.0 (47.2, 60.6) REF
Occupation
Butcher/Meat seller 70/141 49.6 (41.1, 58.1) 1.81 (1.21, 2.72) <0.001 0.63 (0.16, 2.39) 0.500
Livestock Trader/Vet 13/27 48.1 (28.6, 68.0) 1.71 (0.77, 3.77) 0.57 (0.12, 2.57) 0.472
Abattoir worker 32/46 69.5 (54.2, 82.2) 4.21 (2.15, 8.23) 1.66 (0.39, 7.01) 0.491
Unknown 66/177 37.2 (30.1, 44.8) 1.09 (0.74, 1.60) 0.37 (0.09, 1.47) 0.162
Others 189/310 60.9 (55.2, 66.4) REF
Animal exposure
Unknown 66/177 37.2 (30.1, 44.8) 0.96 (0.60, 1.52) 0.205 - -
Yes 172/388 44.3 (39.3, 49.4) 1.28 (0.86, 1.91) 1.17 (0.69, 1.97) 0.550
No 52/136 38.2 (30.0, 46.9) REF
Health status
Sick individual 169/477 35.4 (31.1, 39.9) 0.46 (0.33, 0.65) < 0.001
Non-sick individual 121/224 54.0 (47.2, 60.6) REF
Presence of fever
Yes 237/595 39.8 (35.8, 43.8) 0.66 (0.43, 1.00) 0.051 1.03 (0.59, 1.80) 0.899
No 53/106 50.0 (40.1, 59.8) REF
Malaria parasite
Unknown 187/401 46.6 (41.6, 51.6) 0.96 (0.56, 1.63) <0.001
Yes 73/237 30.8 (24.9, 37.1) 0.48 (0.27, 0.86) 0.43 (0.22, 0.82) 0.011
No 30/63 47.6 (34.8, 60.5) REF

n = number positive for anti-chikungunya virus IgG; N = total samples examined; CI = confidence interval.