Variable

Modality

Number N = 102 n (%)

Negative PCR N = 90 n (%)

Positive PCR (ref) N = 12 n (%)

OR

(CI 95%)

p

Gender

Male

100 (98.0)

88 (88.0)

12 (12.0)

0.97 (0.94 - 1.00)

1

Female

02 (2.0)

02 (100)

-

Ref

Age range (years)

[18 - 28]

44 (43.1)

38 (86.4)

06 (13.6)

3.55 × 10⁸

(4.03 × 10⁹ - 3.21 × 10⁷)

0.000

[28 - 38]

38 (37.3)

33 (86.9)

05 (13.1)

2.14 × 10⁸

(2.15 × 10⁹ - 2.13 × 10⁷)

0.000

[38 - 48]

17 (16.7)

16 (94.1)

01 (5.9)

6.32 × 10⁸

(6.32 × 10⁸ - 6.32 × 10⁸)

[48 - 58]

03 (2.9)

03 (100)

-

Ref

Occupation

Pupils/Students

36 (35.3)

33 (91.7)

03 (8.3)

0.68 (0.06 - 7.14)

0.754

Shopkeeper

23 (22.6)

18 (78.3)

05 (21.7)

0.22 (0.02 - 2.13)

0.194

Employee

26 (25.4)

23 (88.5)

03 (11.5)

0.47 (0.04 - 5.03)

0.540

Unemployee

17 (16.7)

16 (94.1)

01 (5.9)

Ref

Blood Group

A negative

03 (2.9)

03 (100)

-

9.62 × 10⁷

(9.62 × 10⁷ - 9.62 × 10⁷)

0.432

A positive

20 (19.4)

18 (90.0)

02 (10.0)

1.44 (0.27 - 7.42)

0.663

AB positive

03 (2.9)

03 (100)

-

9.62 × 10⁷

(9.62 × 10⁷ - 9.62 × 10⁷)

-

B positive

18 (17.5)

16 (88.9)

02 (11.1)

1.2 (0.24 - 6.65)

0.769

O positive

58 (57.3)

50 (86.2)

08 (13.8)

Ref

TTI

Yes

13 (12.8)

13 (100)

-

Ref

0.696

No

89 (87.2)

77 (86.5)

12 (13.5)

1.47 (0.21 - 10.38)

IgG testing

Absence of IgG antibodies

38 (37.2)

33 (86.9)

05 (13.1)

Ref

0.758

Presence of IgG antibodies

64 (62.8)

57 (89.1)

07 (10.9)

1.08 (0.56 - 1.81)

CD4 count

Level of CD4 < 500 C/µl

01 (1.0)

-

01 (100)

Ref

0.118

Level of CD4 ≥ 500 C/µl

101 (99.0)

90 (89.1)

11 (10.9)

1.09 (0.92 - 1.29)