Table 2 Maternal CMV awareness according to socio-demographic characteristics

CMV status

 CMV negative

225 (46)

49 (22)

176 (78)

 CMV positive

266 (54)

27 (10)

239 (90)

Age group

 18–30

185 (38)

18 (10)

167 (90)

1.64 (0.81–3.29)

0.17

1.79 (0.74–4.32)

0.20

 31–35

186 (38)

40 (22)

146 (78)

0.64 (0.35–1.19)

0.16

0.81 (0.39–1.69)

0.58

  ≥ 36

120 (24)

18 (15)

102 (85)

1

1

Born in Canada

 Yes

272 (55)

53 (19)

219 (81)

1

1

 No

219 (45)

23 (11)

196 (89)

2.06 (1.22–3.49)

<0.01

1.81 (0.92–3.55)

0.08

Education level

 Up to university

188 (38)

17 (9)

171 (91)

2.43 (1.37–4.32)

<0.003

1.40 (0.66–2.97)

0.38

 University

303 (62)

59 (19)

244 (81)

1

1

 Low

101 (21)

6 (6)

95 (94)

5.18 (2.10–12.81)

<0.001

0.89 (0.28–2.86)

0.84

 Middle class

228 (48)

32 (14)

196 (86)

2.01 (1.18–3.40)

<0.01

1.02 (0.52–2.04)

0.95

 High

150 (31)

37 (25)

113 (75)

1

1

Other children

 0

229 (47)

35 (15)

194 (85)

1

1

 1

171 (35)

32 (19)

139 (81)

0.78 (0.46–1.33)

0.36

0.88 (0.27–2.88)

0.93

  ≥ 2

91 (18)

9 (10)

82 (90)

1.64 (0.76–3.57)

0.21

2.67 (0.63–11.41)

0.18

Daycare

 Yes

218 (44)

35 (16)

183 (84)

1

1

 No

273 (56)

41 (15)

232 (85)

1.08 (0.66–1.77)

0.75

0.84 (0.26–2.75)

0.77

Employment

 None

112 (23)

3 (3)

109 (97)

64.9 (18.1–232.9)

<0.0001

85.6 (17.3–421.3)

<0.0001

 Others

301 (61)

37 (12)

264 (88)

12.7 (6.6–24.6)

<0.0001

16.1 (7.6–33.9)

<0.0001

 DCW

25 (5)

2 (8)

23 (92)

20.6 (4.3–96.9)

0.0001

18.6 (3.6–95.9)

0.0005

 HCW

53 (11)

34 (64)

19 (36)

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