Table 2.
Socio-demographic characteristics of the participants and serological results
| Characteristic | No participants (%) | Seropositive cases* | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age group (Years) | NS1 | IgM | NS1+ IgM | IgG | IgM+IgG | NS1+ IgM+IgG | Total cases (%) | |
| < 18 | 17 (8.9) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 (6.3) |
| 18–24 | 22 (11.5) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 (6.3) |
| 25–34 | 38 (19.9) | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 26 (13.6) |
| 35–44 | 65 (34.0) | 3 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 39 (20.4) |
| 45–54 | 23 (12.0) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 11 (5.8) |
| ≥ 55 | 26 (13.6) | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 (5.2) |
| Gender | ||||||||
| Male | 129 (67.5) | 6 | 16 | 26 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 78 (40.8) |
| Female | 62 (32.5) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 32 (16.8) |
| Education | ||||||||
| None | 5 (2.6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 (2.1) |
| Primary | 5 (2.6) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 (2.6) |
| Secondary | 59 (30.9) | 5 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 38 (19.9) |
| College/University | 122 (63.9) | 2 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 63 (32.9) |
| Occupation | ||||||||
| Self-employed | 57(29.5) | 2 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 35 (18.3) |
| Business | 16 (8.4) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 (5.2) |
| Formal employment | 82 (42.9) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 45 (23.6) |
| Students | 36 (18.8) | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 20 (10.5) |
| Total (%) | 191 | 8 (4.2%) | 19 (9.9%) | 28 (14.7%) | 9 (4.7%) | 34 (17.8%) | 12 (6.3%) | 110 (57.6%) |
*NS1, DENV non-structural protein 1 antigen; IgM, anti-DENV immunoglobulin M; IgG, anti-DENV immunoglobulin IgG.