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. 2021 Nov 27;116(6):531–537. doi: 10.1093/trstmh/trab164

Table 1.

Seropositivity of dengue, scrub typhus and leptospirosis by age, gender and municipality of residence

Characteristics Dengue IgG positive, Scrub typhus IgG positive, Leptospira IgG positive, Total, n
n (%) Significance n (%) Significance n (%) Significance
Gender (n=264)
 Female 12 (8.2) 7 (4.8) 9 (6.1) 147
 Male 7 (5.9) p=0.332 4 (3.4) p=0.413 7 (5.9) p=0.587 117
Age (years) (n=264)
 1–15 5 (6.0) 4 (4.8) 4 (4.8) 84
 16–30 11 (14.1) 1 (1.3) 4 (5.1) 78
 31–45 2 (4.3) 2 (4.3) 3 (6.4) 47
 >45 1 (1.8) p=0.048 4 (7.3) p=0.361 5 (9.1) p=0.744 55
Municipality (n=272)
 Bacau 6 (12.0) 0 (0.0) 5 (10.0) 50
 Bobonaro 0 (0.0) 1 (3.4) 0 (0.0) 29
 Covalima 0 (0.0) 5 (10.6) 7 (14.9) 47
 Dili 3 (7.9) 2 (5.3) 1 (2.6) 38
 Ermera 2 (5.9) 1 (2.9) 0 (0.0) 34
 Liquiçá 7 (16.7) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 42
 Viqueque 1 (3.1) p=0.015 2 (6.3) p=0.087 3 (9.4) p=0.007 32
Total 19 (7.0) 11 (4.0) 16 (5.9) 272