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. 2022 Sep 24;117(3):179–188. doi: 10.1093/trstmh/trac089

Table 3.

Characteristics of participants by SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity and country, 2021 (N=719)

Characteristics Univariate Multivariate
OR 95% CI p-Value OR 95% CI p-Value
Country
 Côte d'Ivoire Reference Reference
 Burkina Faso 3.6 2.4 to 5.4 <0.001 3.6 2.4 to 5.6 <0.001
 South Africa 3.4 2.3 to 5.2 <0.001 2.9 1.7 to 4.8 <0.001
Age group (years)
 16–29 Reference Reference
 30–39 1.3 0.8 to 2.0 0.3 1.6 0.9 to 2.8 0.1
 40–49 1.3 0.8 to 2.1 0.3 1.2 0.7 to 2.3 0.5
 50–59 1.9 1.1 to 3.1 0.02 1.7 0.9 to 3.2 0.1
 ≥60 1.1 0.3 to 3.6 0.9 0.7 0.2 to 2.4 0.6
Gender
 Male Reference Reference
 Female 2.1 1.5 to 2.9 <0.001 1.9 1.3 to 2.8 <0.001
SARS-CoV-2 occupational riska
 Low Reference
 Moderate 0.7 0.5 to 1.0 0.08
 High 0.9 0.6 to 1.5 0.7
Comorbidities
 No/unknown Reference Reference
 Yes 1.5 1.0 to 2.1 0.03 1.3 0.9 to 1.9 0.2
Profession
 Physician Reference Reference
 Nurse, assisted nurse, midwife 1.7 1.1 to 2.7 0.01 1.9 1.1 to 3.3 0.015
 Medical resident 1.2 0.6 to 2.3 0.7 1.8 0.8 to 3.8 0.2
 Other allied health professional 2.0 1.0 to 4.1 0.04 3.1 1.4 to 6.7 0.007
 Other non-caregiver personnel 2.0 1.1 to 3.8 0.02 2.9 1.4 to 5.9 0.004
 Administration 2.0 1.1 to 3.9 0.03 3.1 1.4 to 6.6 0.004
Reported close contact (<1 m) with a COVID-19 patient inside the hospital
 No Reference
 Yes 1.1 0.8 to 1.6 0.5 1.4 0.9 to 2.2 0.2
 Unknown 1.3 0.8 to 2.1 0.3 1.8 1.0 to 3.2 0.07
Reported close contact with a confirmed COVID-19 case outside of the hospital in the last 14 d
 No Reference Reference
 Yes 2.0 1.1 to 3.7 0.02 1.6 0.8 to 3.2 0.2
 Unknown 1.0 0.6.1.5 0.9 1.1 0.6 to 1.9 0.7
Present for aerosol-generating procedures with COVID-19 patients
 No Reference Reference
 Yes 1.2 0.8 to 1.9 0.3 1.5 0.8 to 2.7 0.2
 Unknown 1.9 1.0 to 3.9 0.06 1.9 0.8 to 4.3 0.1
Reported contact with a COVID-19 patient's materials
 No Reference Reference
 Yes 1.2 0.8 to 1.8 0.3 0.9 0.5 to 1.6 0.8
 Unknown 1.2 0.7 to 2.1 0.4 1.4 0.7 to 2.8 0.4
Reported contact with a COVID-19 patient's body fluid
 No Reference Reference
 Yes 1.6 1.1 to 2.5 0.03 1.4 0.8 to 2.4 0.3
 Unknown 0.7 0.3 to 1.2 0.2 0.5 0.2 to 1.0 0.07

aSARS-CoV-2 occupational risk not included in the final multivariate model due to collinearity.