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Table 2 Comparison of survey respondents and nonrespondents

From: A framework for seroepidemiologic investigations in future pandemics: insights from an evaluation of WHO’s Unity Studies initiative

Stratification variable

Strata

No. (%)

Odds ratio (95% CI)

Survey respondents (n = 69)

Survey nonrespondents (n = 87)

WHO RO

AFRO

28 (41%)

25 (29%)

Reference

AMRO

8 (12%)

6 (7%)

1.19 (0.36–3.91)

EMRO

6 (9%)

10 (11%)

0.54 (0.17–1.69)

EURO

9 (13%)

23 (26%)

0.35 (0.14–0.89)

SEARO

8 (12%)

7 (8%)

1.02 (0.32–3.22)

WPRO

10 (14%)

16 (18%)

0.56 (0.21–1.45)

Income level

HIC

10 (14%)

27 (31%)

Reference

LMIC

59 (68%)

60 (69%)

2.66 (1.18–5.67)

Study type

SEROPREV

40 (58%)

61 (70%)

Reference

FFX/HHT

20 (29%)

17 (20%)

1.76 (0.83–3.77)

Mix

9 (13%)

9 (10%)

1.5 (0.55–4.11)

WHO support

No

27 (39%)

59 (68%)

Reference

Yes

42 (61%)

28 (32%)

3.38 (1.69–6.34)

  1. AFRO, RO for Africa; AMRO, RO for the Americas; EMRO, RO for the Eastern Mediterranean; EURO, RO for Europe; SEARO, RO for South-East Asia; WPRO, RO for the Western Pacific