Research Article

Seroprevalence of Leptospiral Antibodies among Healthy Municipal Service Workers in Selangor

Table 5

Association between seropositivity of leptospiral antibodies with job category and nationality among municipal service workers.

VariableLeptospiral antibodies
Positive (%)Negative (%)

Job category
 Frequently exposed to
  leptospirosis infection
31 (38.8)49 (61.2) 0.021a
 Infrequently exposed to
  leptospirosis infection
0 (0.0)9 (100.0)
Nationality
 Malaysian0 (0.0)10 (0.0)0.014a
 Foreign31 (39.2)48 (60.8)
Total 3158

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Chi-square test.