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Table 2 Demographic data and VZV serostatus of 1804 healthcare workers

From: Nosocomial transmission of chickenpox and varicella zoster virus seroprevalence rate amongst healthcare workers in a teaching hospital in China

Variable

Total no. (%)

VZV antibodies results

Positive no.(%)

Negative no.(%)

P value

Gender

0.353

 Male

215 (11.9)

186 (86.5)

29 (13.5)

 

 Female

1589 (88.1)

1409 (88.7)

180 (11.3)

 

Age

< 0.01

 ≤25

809 (44.9)

689 (85.2)

120 (14.8)

 

 25–35

859 (47.6)

780 (90.8)

79 (9.2)

 ≥36

136 (7.5)

126 (92.6)

10 (7.4)

Occupation

0.382

 Physician

153 (8.5)

133 (86.9)

20 (13.1)

 

 Nurse

1238 (68.6)

1097 (88.6)

141 (11.4)

 

 Technician

221 (12.3)

190 (86.0)

31 (14.0)

 

 Non-clinical workers

192 (10.6)

175 (91.1)

17 (8.9)

Total

1804

1595 (88.4%)

209 (11.6%)

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