Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 (HSV-2) and Cytomegalovirus (CMV) among Women with Macerated Stillbirth: A Cross-Sectional Hospital-Based Study from Mwanza, Tanzania

Table 4

Univariate and multinomial logistic regression analysis of the factors associated with HCMV IgG seropositivity among 168 women with stillbirth in Mwanza, Tanzania.

Variable	HCMV Seropositivity%/mean SD, median IQR	Univariate analysis		Multivariate analysis
		RRR: 95% CI	value	RRR: 95% CI	value
Age	27, IQR: 22-34	1.02 (0.97-1.07)	0.406
Parity		0.99 (0.85-1.16)	0.926
Gestation age	37 IQR:33-38	1.00 (0.91-1.10)	0.999
Residence
Rural	61 (65.59%)	1
Urban	70 (93.33%)	7.34 (2.69-20.03)	<0.001	4.43 (1.53-12.80)	0.006
Education level
None	12 (70.59%)	1
Primary	89 (76.72%)	0.82	0.992
Secondary	19 (79.17%)	0.94	0.992
Tertiary	11 (100%)	1.3	0.992
Occupation
Unemployed	18 (90.00%)	1
Business	76 (70.37%)	0.26 (0.06-1.2)	0.085	0.50 (0.10-2.50)	0.400
Farming	18 (85.71%)	0.39 (0.11-1.44	0.159	0.61 (0.15-2.38)	0.481
S/employed	18 (90.00%)	NA	NA		NA
Marital status
Single	20 (71.43%)	1
Married	111 (79.29%)	0.65 (0.26-1.63)	0.362
History of abortion
No	106 (79.70%)	1
Yes	25 (71.43%)	1.57 (0.67-1.66)	0.296
History of LBW
No	113 (79.58%)	1
Yes	18 (69.23%)	1.73 (0.68-4.38)	0.246
History of premature birth
No	126 (78.26%)	1
Yes	5 (71.43%)	1.73 (0.68-4.38)