Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of varicella seronegative pregnant women in comparison with seropositive, Fayoum, Egypt, 2016–2017
From: Seroprevalence of varicella-zoster virus among pregnant women in Fayoum Governorate, Egypt
Variables | Total, n = 333 | Varicella negatives, n = 39 (11.7) | Varicella positives, n = 294 (88.3%) | OR (95%CI) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maternal age | 0.34 (0.17–0.70) | ||||
< 25 years | 155 (46.5) | 27 (17.4) | 128 (82.6) | 0.003* | |
≥ 25 years | 178 (53.5) | 12 (6.7) | 166 (93.3) | ||
Residence | 0.234 | ||||
Urban | 133 (39.9) | 19 (4.3) | 114 (85.7) | 0.67 (0.34–1.30) | |
Rural | 200 (60.1) | 20 (10.0) | 180 (90.0) | ||
Mother education | 0.913 | ||||
Less than secondary education | 105 (31.5) | 12 (11.4) | 93 (88.6) | 1.04 (0.51–2.15) | |
Secondary and higher education | 228 (68.5) | 27 (11.8) | 201 (88.2) | ||
Husband education | 1.63 (0.72–3.7) | 0.238 | |||
Less than secondary education | 95 (28.5) | 8 (8.4) | 87 (91.6) | ||
Secondary and higher education | 238 (71.5) | 31 (13.0) | 207 (87.0) | ||
Mother occupation | 0.36 (0.05–2.76) | 0.49 | |||
Not working | 312 (93.7) | 38 (12.2) | 274 (87.7) | ||
Employed | 21 (6.3) | 1 (4.8) | 20 (95.2) | ||
Husband occupation | 269 | 1.3 (0.59–2.9) | 0.52 | ||
Irregular work | (80.8) | 30 (11.2) | 239 (88.8) | ||
Regular work | 64 (19.2) | 9 (14.1) | 55 (85.9) | ||
No of children | 0.025* | ||||
One child or no children | 149 (44.7) | 24 (16.1) | 125 (83.9) | 0.46 (0.23–0.92) | |
More than one child | 184 (55.3) | 15 (8.2) | 169 (91.8) |