Research Article
Seroprevalence of Dengue IgG Antibodies among Healthy Adult Population in Lahore, Pakistan
Table 2
Seroprevalence of dengue IgG among healthy subjects in Lahore in relation to their level of awareness about dengue and its prevention (
).
| | Characteristics | (%) | IgG positive
(%) | IgG negative
(%) | | |
| | Dengue infection transmission | | | | 0.33 | 0.56 | | Good | 24 (8.8) | 14 (7.6) | 10 (11.1) | | | | Satisfactory | 77 (28.1) | 53 (28.8) | 24 (26.7) | | | | Poor | 173 (63.1) | 117 (63.6) | 56 (62.2) | | | | Potential breeding sites knowledge | | | | 1.07 | 0.30 | | Good | 29 (10.6) | 18 (9.8) | 11 (12.2) | | | | Satisfactory | 102 (37.2) | 66 (35.9) | 36 (40.0) | | | | Poor | 143 (52.2) | 100 (54.3) | 43 (47.8) | | | | Dengue signs and symptoms | | | | 0.06 | 0.79 | | Good | 20 (7.3) | 14 (7.6) | 06 (6.7) | | | | Satisfactory | 110 (40.1) | 74 (40.2) | 36 (40.0) | | | | Poor | 144 (52.6) | 96 (52.2) | 48 (53.3) | | | | Dengue complications knowledge | | | | 0.38 | 0.53 | | Good | 15 (5.5) | 11 (6.0) | 04 (4.4) | | | | Satisfactory | 77 (28.1) | 47 (25.5) | 30 (33.3) | | | | Poor | 182 (66.4) | 126 (68.5) | 56 (62.2) | | | | Preventive measures knowledge | | | | 0.21 | 0.64 | | Good | 23 (8.4) | 14 (7.6) | 09 (10.0) | | | | Satisfactory | 87 (31.8) | 59 (32.1) | 28 (31.1) | | | | Poor | 164 (59.9) | 111 (60.3) | 53 (58.9) | | | | Using bed nets | | | | 0.56 | 0.45 | | No | 167 (60.9) | 115 (62.5) | 52 (57.8) | | | | Yes | 107 (39.1) | 69 (37.5) | 38 (42.2) | | | | Frequency of anti-mosquito spray | | | | 3.0 | 0.08 | | Once a year | 35 (12.8) | 23 (12.5) | 12 (13.3) | | | | Twice a year | 116 (42.3) | 71 (38.6) | 45 (50.0) | | | | Never | 123 (44.9) | 90 (48.9) | 33 (36.6) | | |
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