Table 2.
Occupation-wise distribution of scrub typhus cases
| Occupational group | Febrile cases | Positive no. (%) | Negative no. (%) | P value |
| Farmer | 482 | 182 (37.8) | 300 (63.1) | <0.001 |
| Student | 720 | 222 (30.8) | 496 (69.2) | |
| Housewife | 341 | 96 (28.2) | 245 (71.8) | |
| Others | 254 | 24 (9.4) | 230 (90.6) | |
| Total | 1797 | 524 (29.2) | 1273 (70.8) |