Table 4.
Eschar distributions on bodies of confirmed scrub typhus cases
| Eschar location |
Total cases (%) |
Male cases (%) |
Female cases (%) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head, face, eye, and neck | 14 (3.3) | 9 (3.8) | 5 (2.7) | 0.549 a |
| Front chest above umbilicus (including breast) | 40 (9.4) | 10 (4.2) | 30 (16.2) | <0.001a |
| Back | 11 (2.6) | 8 (3.3) | 3 (1.6) | 0.362 b |
| Axilla | 89 (20.9) | 49 (20.4) | 40 (21.6) | 0.762a |
| On or around umbilicus, abdomen areas, and front and back of waist | 145 (34.1) | 86 (35.8) | 59 (31.9) | 0.395a |
| Perineal, inguinal areas, anus, buttock, penis or scrotum/labia | 88 (20.7) | 54 (22.5) | 34 (18.4) | 0.298a |
| Upper extremities | 18 (4.2) | 11 (4.6) | 7 (3.8) | 0.685a |
| Lower extremities | 20 (4.7) | 13 (5.4) | 7 (3.8) | 0.431a |
| Total | 425 (100.0) | 240 (100.0) | 185 (100.0) |
a – Chi-square test; b – Fisher's exact test.