Table 2. Prevalence of IgG antibodies to O. tsutsugamushi among the surveyed population (n = 280).
Aboriginal subgroups | No. seropositive/total population (%) | 95% CI |
Semelai | 13/41(31.7) | 17.9 |
Semai Pahang | 12/33(36.4) | 1.9–6.7 |
Temiar | 11/73(15.1) | 1.4–6.2 |
Temuan | 8/38(21.1) | 0.9–4.9 |
Semai Perak | 5/33(15.2) | 0.3–3.2 |
Orang Kuala | 1/48(2.1) | −0.3–1.1 |
Mah Meri | 0/14(0.0) | 0 |
Age groups (years old) | ||
Below 12 | 3/44(6.8) | −0.1–2.3 |
12–17 | 19/122(15.6) | 3.9–9.8 |
18 and above | 28/114(24.6) | 6.5–13.5 |
Gender | ||
Male | 15/112(13.4) | 2.8–8.2 |
Female | 35/168(20.8) | 8.7–16.4 |
Total | 50/280(17.9) | 13.4–22.4 |