Table 2: Some socio-demographic characteristics of persons infected with the SARS-COV-2 Omicron variant:
Almost all of the study population (98.56%) is from Bobo Dioulasso with a majority of men (51.21%). There was no difference between suspected and non-suspected cases. Although SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variants of were isolated from all types of specimens, oropharyngeal specimens dominated (56.04%).
Varials |
Number (n) |
Percentage (%) |
Sex |
|
|
Female |
101 |
48.79 |
Male |
106 |
51.21 |
Residence |
|
|
DOǂ |
81 |
39.13 |
DafraϮ |
57 |
27.54 |
Lena¢ |
66 |
31.89 |
Houndé |
1 |
0.48 |
N'Dorola |
1 |
0.48 |
Banfora |
1 |
0.48 |
Status |
|
|
Suspected case |
120 |
57.97 |
Non-suspected case |
87 |
42.03 |
Nature of the sample |
|
|
Oropharyngeal |
116 |
56.04 |
Nasopharyngeal |
64 |
30.92 |
Oro-nasopharyngeal |
27 |
13.04 |
ǂ,Ϯ, ¢Only districts in Bobo-Dioulasso