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Table 2 Seroprevalence by sociodemographic characteristics among adults in DRC, 2013–2014

From: Poliovirus immunity among adults in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a cross-sectional serosurvey

Variable

Level

Proportion

Type 1

Type 2

Type 3

Agea

15–19

17

69 (66–73)

70 (66–75)

55 (50–59)

Age

20–24

19

71 (67–75)

70 (66–73)

53 (49–57)

Age

25–29

17

71 (66–75)

71 (66–75)

59 (54–63)

Age

30–34

14

77 (73–81)

69 (64–73)

59 (54–64)

Age

35–39

11

76 (72–81)

76 (72–81)

57 (52–63)

Age

40–44

9

75 (69–81)

78 (72–83)

66 (60–71)

Age

44 + 

14

80 (76–83)

73 (69–77)

59 (54–63)

Age

NA

NA

p = 0.0044

p = 0.069

p = 0.022

Children 0–14

None

10

73 (69–78)

68 (63–73)

52 (47–56)

Children 0–14

1-2

29

71 (68–74)

69 (66–72)

54 (50–58)

Children 0–14

3-4

47

75 (73–78)

73 (71–76)

61 (58–63)

Children 0–14

5 + 

14

74 (69–78)

74 (71–78)

58 (54–63)

Children 0–14

NA

NA

p = 0.19

p = 0.047

p = 0.0029

Children 0–5

None

26

71 (68–74)

69 (65–72)

53 (50–57)

Children 0–5

1

26

75 (71–78)

73 (70–76)

58 (54–61)

Children 0–5

2

30

74 (71–77)

72 (69–75)

59 (56–62)

Children 0–5

3

14

76 (72–80)

75 (71–78)

62 (57–66)

Children 0–5

4 + 

4

77 (69–84)

77 (70–84)

60 (50–70)

Children 0–5

NA

NA

p = 0.32

p = 0.079

p = 0.046

Education

No education, preschool

10

72 (68–77)

75 (70–81)

63 (57–69)

Education

Primary

31

72 (69–75)

73 (70–76)

58 (54–61)

Education

Secondary

53

74 (72–76)

70 (67–72)

56 (53–59)

Education

Higher

6

80 (73–87)

72 (66–79)

61 (54–68)

Education

NA

NA

p = 0.23

p = 0.13

p = 0.14

Sex

Male

47

71 (69–73)

65 (62–68)

50 (47–53)

Sex

Female

53

76 (74–78)

78 (75–80)

64 (62–66)

Sex

NA

NA

p = 0.0018

p = 2e−10

p = 3.2e−12

Type of residence

Urban

37

76 (73–79)

71 (69–74)

58 (55–61)

Type of residence

Rural

63

72 (70–75)

72 (69–74)

57 (55–60)

Type of residence

NA

NA

p = 0.082

p = 0.65

p = 0.74

Wealth

Poorest

18

72 (69–76)

72 (69–76)

59 (55–63)

Wealth

Poorer

19

73 (69–78)

71 (67–75)

54 (49–59)

Wealth

Middle

20

72 (68–76)

72 (69–76)

57 (53–61)

Wealth

Richer

20

69 (65–74)

69 (65–73)

57 (53–62)

Wealth

Richest

23

80 (76–83)

73 (70–76)

60 (56–64)

Wealth

NA

NA

p = 0.0014

p = 0.49

p = 0.37

  1. Evidence for variation in seroprevalence given by Rao-Scott chi-square p-value
  2. aWomen included in DHS survey ranged from 15–49 years, while men ranged from 15–59 years