Table 1.
Gender and locality wise distribution of suspected dengue cases (n=4252)
| Gender | Total samples, n (%) | Positive samples, n (%) | NS1 Ag positive, n (%) | IgM Ab positive, n (%) | NS1 and IgM both positive, n (%) | Locality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rural, n (%) | Semi urban, n (%) | Urban, n (%) | ||||||
| Male | 2284 (53.71) | 594 (26) | 449 (19.65) | 326 (14.27) | 181 (7.92) | 321 (14.05) | 130 (5.69) | 143 (6.26) |
| Female | 1968 (46.28) | 384 (19.51) | 307 (15.59) | 208 (10.56) | 131 (6.65) | 206 (10.46) | 79 (4.01) | 99 (5.03) |
| Level of (P<0.05) considered to be statistically significant | <0.0001 | 0.004 | 0.001 | >0.05 | 0.001 | 0.016 | >0.05 | |
NS1 Ag: Non structural protein 1 antigen; IgM Ab: IgM Antibody