Table 8: Association of Rubella seropositivity with sociodemographic characteristics using Bivariate analysis.

Variable

Odd ratio [95% Confidence interval]

P value

Occupation
[Housewife versus Official]

IgM

1.564 [0.089 – 27.542]

NS

IgG

0.638 [0.289 – 1.407]

NS

Crowding Index
[ < 3 versus >3]

IgM

0.327 [0.040 – 2.676]

NS

IgG

1.716 [1.133 – 2.599]

0.01

Education [Educated versus Uneducated]

IgM

 

0.281 [0.016 – 4.91]

NS

IgG

1.710 [0.959 – 3.046]

0.04

Residence
[Rural versus Urban]

IgM

1.291 [0.305 – 5.465]

NS

IgG

1.413 [ 0.922 – 2.167]

NS

Smoking

IgM

2.512 [0.594 – 10.619]

NS

IgG

2.569 [1.658 – 3.980]

0.000

Haemoglobin

IgM

0.873 [0.174 – 4.371]

NS

IgG

0.987 [0.638 – 1.526]

NS

Animal exposure

IgM

0.223 [0.028 – 1.800]

NS

IgG

0.134 [0.086 – 0.209]

NS

Abortion number

IgM

1.243 [0.247 – 6.239]

NS

IgG

2.697 [1.921 – 3.785]

<0.0001

ongenital anomalies

IgM

1.716 [0.097 – 30.172]

NS

IgG

8.563 [2.051 – 35.745]

0.003