Table 1

Sample characteristics of all tracked individuals and COVID-19 confirmed cases

VariablesAll sample (n=14 264)COVID-19 confirmed cases (n=551)
% or meanSDMinMax% or meanSDMinMax
COVID-19 infections551 (3.9%)551 (100%)
COVID-19 deaths62 (0.4%)62 (11.3%)
Male9109 (63.9%)293 (53.2%)
Age, years
≤171794 (12.6%)33 (6.0%)
18–449049 (63.6%)218 (39.6%)
45–602766 (19.4%)214 (38.8%)
>60632 (4.4%)86 (15.6%)
Job type
Civil servant, non-health worker62 (0.4%)14 (2.5%)
Health worker58 (0.4%)12 (2.2%)
Professional worker59 (0.4%)5 (0.9%)
Labourer4092 (28.7%)347 (63.0%)
Trader2349 (16.5%)295 (53.5%)
Farmer2265 (15.9%)37 (6.7%)
Housewife2085 (14.6%)170 (30.9%)
Student2864 (20.0%)42 (7.6%)
Retired227 (1.6%)25 (4.5%)
Had contact with confirmed COVID-19 case512 (3.6%)159 (28.9%)
Had contact with suspected COVID-19 case354 (2.5%)92 (16.7%)
Visited animal market14 (0.1%)1 (0.2%)
Symptoms
Fever983 (6.9%)212 (38.5%)
Cough1200 (8.4%)178 (32.3%)
Runny nose549 (3.8%)58 (10.5%)
Sore throat288 (2.0%)40 (7.3%)
Shortness of breath640 (4.5%)147 (26.7%)
Shivering121 (0.8%)17 (3.1%)
Headache180 (1.3%)30 (5.4%)
Fatigue457 (3.2%)76 (13.8%)
Muscle aches133 (0.9%)21 (3.8%)
Nausea241 (1.7%)55 (10.0%)
Abdominal pain113 (0.8%)20 (3.6%)
Diarrhoea68 (0.5%)14 (2.5%)
Having at least one symptom1824 (12.8%)299 (45.7%)
Presence of comorbidities
Diabetes2026 (14.2%)267 (48.5%)
Heart diseases80 (0.6%)8 (1.5%)
Hypertension3213 (22.5%)333 (60.4%)
Chronic kidney diseases19 (0.1%)4 (0.7%)
Autoimmune diseases15 (0.1%)2 (0.4%)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease32 (0.2%)4 (0.7%)
Medical doctor diagnosis before RT-PCR
Pneumonia648 (4.5%)222 (40.3%)
Acute respiratory distress syndrome23 (0.2%)7 (1.3%)
Respiratory failure0.8%11 (2.0%)
Inpatient5.8%276 (50.1%)
intensive care unit0.2%6 (1.4%)
Village determinants
Number of community-based health interventions134200149111410147
Number of indigenous sociocultural activities115332146432
Distance to a COVID-19 referral hospital (km)109.10.043.03.94.60.036.5
Number of health workers890691314169
Village poverty0.20.040.010.40.20.050.030.3
Distance to a COVID-19 epicentre city (km)34.216.01.079.018.810.04.068.0
N (villages)390152
  • RT-PCR, reverse transcription PCR.