Seropositivity of Dengue Antibodies during Pregnancy

Table 2

Seroprevalence versus maternal features.

	Seronegative		Seropositive		value
		%		%
Age
16–20	11	5	2	2	0.013
21–30	148	64	68	53	<0.001
31–40	68	30	58	45	0.373
>40	3	1	0	0	—
Race
Malay	169	73	105	82	<0.001
Chinese	52	23	19	15	<0.001
Indian	9	4	4	3	0.166
Parity
1	108	47	39	30	<0.001
2–4	118	51	79	62	0.005
5–9	4	2	10	8	0.109
Gestation age
<36 + 6 weeks	9	4	5	4	0.285
37-37 + 6 weeks	33	14	20	16	0.074
38–40 + 9 weeks	188	82	103	80	<0.001
Occupation
Housewife	62	27	69	54	0.541
Working	168	73	59	46	<0.001

 values <0.05 were accepted as significant.