Table 1 Distribution of measles seroprevalence organized by age group and demographic data in the city of São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil, 2016.

From: Prevalence of Measles Antibodies in São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil: A serological survey model

 

Anti-measles IgG

Reagent (%)

Non-reagent (%)

p-value

OR (95% CI)

Age range

10–20 years (n = 140)

86 (61.43%)

54 (38.57%)

1

21–30 years (n = 154)

98 (63.64%)

56 (36.36%)

0.7871

1.09 (0.68–1.76)

31–40 years (n = 141)

108 (76.6%)

33 (23.4%)

0.0088*

2.05 (1.22–3.44)

41–50 years (n = 180)

169 (93.89%)

11 (6.11%)

<0.0001*

9.64 (4.79–19.39)

>51 years (n = 365)

364 (99.73%)

1 (0.27%)

<0.0001*

228.55 (31.18–1,675–3)

Gender

    

Male (n = 403)

339 (84.12%)

64 (15.88%)

0.9752

1.01 (0.71–1.43)

Female (n = 578)

487 (84.25%)

91 (15.75%)

 

Ethnicity

Caucasian (n = 421)

364 (86.46%)

57 (13.54%)

0.8285

1.07 (0.7–1.63)

Non-Caucasian (n = 313)

268 (85.62%)

45 (14.38%)

 

Marital Status

Married (n = 121)

101 (83.47%)

20 (16.53%)

0.045*

0.51 (0.27–0.94)

Not married (n = 129)

93 (73.1%)

36 (27.9%)

 

Place of Residence

Rural (n = 170)

147 (86.47%)

23 (13.53%)

0.4371

1.24 (0.77–2)

Urban and periurban (n = 811)

679 (83.72%)

132 (16.28%)

 

Schooling

8 years or less (n = 554)

507 (91.52%)

47 (8.48%)

<0.0001*

3.72 (2.56–5.4)

More than 8 years (n = 409)

304 (74.33%)

105 (25.67%)

 

Received Home Visit from Public Health Worker?

Yes (n = 870)

741 (85.17%)

129 (14.83%)

0.0667

1.73 (1–2.99)

No (n = 82)

63 (76.83%)

19 (23.17%)

 

Previously Diagnosed with a Chronic Disease

Yes (n = 339)

324 (95.58%)

15 (4.42%)

<0.0001*

6.0 93.4–10.41)

No (n = 621)

486 (78.26%)

135 (21.74%)

 
  1. *p < 0.05: statically significant.
  2. OD: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval.