Volume 29, Number 1—January 2023
Research
High SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence after Second COVID-19 Wave (October 2020–April 2021), Democratic Republic of the Congo
Yannick Munyeku-Bazitama, Gervais T. Folefack, Marc K. Yambayamba, Paul M. Tshiminyi, Benito M. Kazenza, John O. Otshudiema, Noe Tondri Guinko, Moreau D. Umba, Anastasie Mulumba, Lionel K. Baketana, Patrick K. Mukadi, Chris Smith, Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum, Steve Ahuka-Mundeke, and Sheila Makiala-Mandanda
Table 1
Sociodemographic and behavioral Characteristics of 2,560 study participants in a study to ascertain cumulative SARS-CoV-2 exposure in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, after the second COVID-19 wave*
| Variables | Value |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| F | 1,412 (55.2) |
| M |
1,148 (44.8) |
| Geographic area | |
| Western | 1,787 (69.8) |
| Eastern |
773 (30.2) |
| Median age, y (IQR) |
30 (18–46) |
| Age group, y | |
| 0–4 | 40 (1.6) |
| 5–9 | 175 (6.8) |
| 10–14 | 260 (10.2) |
| 15–19 | 265 (10.4) |
| 20–29 | 511 (19.9) |
| 30–39 | 409 (15.9) |
| 40–49 | 359 (14.0) |
| 50–59 | 269 (10.5) |
| 60–69 | 186 (7.3) |
| 70–79 | 71 (2.8) |
| ≥80 |
15 (0.6) |
| Household size, median (IQR) |
7 (6–9) |
| Household average monthly income, US $ | |
| 1–50 | 634 (24.7) |
| 51–250 | 1,525 (59.6) |
| 251–500 | 340 (13.3) |
| 501–1,000 | 56 (2.2) |
| >1,000 |
5 (0.2) |
| Education | |
| No formal education | 77 (3.0) |
| Primary | 473 (18.5) |
| Junior-high school | 1,209 (47.2) |
| Secondary, vocational | 268 (10.5) |
| Higher, vocational | 46 (1.8) |
| University |
487 (19.0) |
| Daily hand washing frequency | |
| <1 time | 481 (18.8) |
| 1–2 times | 535 (20.9) |
| 3–4 times | 377 (14.7) |
| 5–6 times | 196 (7.7) |
| >6 times |
971 (37.9) |
| Face mask wearing | |
| Never | 422 (16.5) |
| Rarely | 623 (24.3) |
| Sometimes | 496 (19.4) |
| Often | 659 (25.7) |
| Always |
360 (14.1) |
| Alcohol intake | |
| N | 1,721 (67.2) |
| Y |
839 (32.8) |
| Tobacco intake | |
| N | 2,410 (94.1) |
| Y | 150 (5.9) |
*Values are no. (%) except as indicated. IQR, interquartile range.
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