Volume 28, Number 6—June 2022
Dispatch
Rapid Increase of Community SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence during Second Wave of COVID-19, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Francis Ateba Ndongo, Emilande Guichet
, Eric Donald Mimbé, Justin Ndié, Raphael Pelloquin, Marie Varloteaux, Livo Esemu, Mireille Mpoudi-Etame, Nadine Lamare, Ginette Edoul, Rodrigue Kamga Wouambo, Dowbiss Meta Djomsi, Marcel Tongo, Félicité Naah Tabala, Rogacien Kana Dongmo, Mamadou Saliou Kalifa Diallo, Julie Bouillin, Guillaume Thaurignac, Ahidjo Ayouba, Martine Peeters, Eric Delaporte, Anne-Cécile Zoung-Kanyi Bissek, and Eitel Mpoudi-Ngolé
, Eric Donald Mimbé, Justin Ndié, Raphael Pelloquin, Marie Varloteaux, Livo Esemu, Mireille Mpoudi-Etame, Nadine Lamare, Ginette Edoul, Rodrigue Kamga Wouambo, Dowbiss Meta Djomsi, Marcel Tongo, Félicité Naah Tabala, Rogacien Kana Dongmo, Mamadou Saliou Kalifa Diallo, Julie Bouillin, Guillaume Thaurignac, Ahidjo Ayouba, Martine Peeters, Eric Delaporte, Anne-Cécile Zoung-Kanyi Bissek, and Eitel Mpoudi-Ngolé
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of participants in study of community SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence during second wave of COVID-19 epidemic, by sex, Yaoundé, Cameroon, 2021*
| Characteristic | Survey 1, January 27–February 6 |
Survey 2, April 24–May 19 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | Male | Total | Female | Male | Total | ||
| Age group, y | n = 786 | n = 1,234 | |||||
| 0–19 | 132 (28.3) | 123 (37.7) | 255 (32.2) | 261 (36.3) | 208 (40.8) | 469 (38.0) | |
| 20–39 | 205 (44.7) | 103 (31.8) | 308 (39.3) | 278 (38.6) | 165 (32.1) | 443 (35.9) | |
| >40 |
124 (27.0) |
99 (30.7) |
223 (28.5) |
181 (25.1) |
141 (27.4) |
322 (26.1) |
|
| Marital status | n = 638 | n = 1,216 | |||||
| Single | 186 (48.1) | 133 (54.0) | 319 (50.0) | 442 (62.4) | 365 (71.9) | 807 (66.4) | |
| Married or living as a couple | 158 (40.8) | 109 (43.4) | 267 (41.9) | 216 (30.5) | 132 (26.0) | 348 (28.6) | |
| Divorced or separated | 37 (9.6) | 3 (1.2) | 40 (6.3) | 43 (6.1) | 10 (2.0) | 53 (4.4) | |
| Widower or widow |
6 (1.6) |
6 (2.4) |
12 (1.9) |
7 (1.0) |
1 (0.0) |
8 (1.0) |
|
| Education | n = 681 | n = 1,227 | |||||
| None | 26 (6.4) | 11 (4.0) | 37 (5.4) | 75 (10.5) | 45 (8.8) | 120 (9.8) | |
| Primary school | 81 (19.8) | 52 (19.1) | 133 (19.5) | 197 (27.6) | 137 (26.8) | 334 (27.2) | |
| Secondary school | 213 (52.1) | 131 (48.2) | 344 (50.5) | 323 (45.2) | 203 (39.7) | 526 (42.9) | |
| University |
89 (21.8) |
78 (28.7) |
167 (24.5) |
120 (16.8) |
127 (24.8) |
247 (20.1) |
|
| Profession | n = 620 | n = 1,192 | |||||
| Student | 100 (26.6) | 75 (30.7) | 175 (28.2) | 242 (34.9) | 201 (40.4) | 443 (37.2) | |
| Sales or service | 67 (17.8) | 46 (18.9) | 113 (18.2) | 145 (20.9) | 70 (14.1) | 215 (18.0) | |
| Women or men at home | 102 (27.1) | 0 (0.0) | 102 (16.5) | 126 (18.2) | 4 (0.8) | 130 (10.9) | |
| Professional or manager | 40 (10.6) | 28 (11.5) | 68 (11.0) | 59 (8.5) | 52 (10.4) | 111 (9.3) | |
| Construction | 0 (0.0) | 16 (6.6) | 16 (2.6) | 1 (0.0) | 9 (1.8) | 10 (0.8) | |
| Unemployed | 20 (5.3) | 21 (8.6) | 41 (6.6) | 71 (10.2) | 65 (13.1) | 136 (11.4) | |
| Other |
47 (12.5) |
58 (23.8) |
105 (17.0) |
50 (7.2) |
97 (19.5) |
147 (12.3) |
|
| Total | 461 (58.7) | 325 (41.3) | 786 (100.0) | 720 (58.3) | 514 (41.7) | 1,234 (100.0) | |
*Values are no. (%) participants.
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