Possible Factors Influencing the Seroprevalence of Dengue among Residents of the Forest Fringe Areas of Peninsular Malaysia

Table 2

Analysis of potential risk factors associated with dengue seroprevalence among the Orang Asli communities in Peninsular Malaysia (N = 491).

Variables	N	Dengue serology positive		OR (95% CI)	value
		N	%
Gender
Female	282	57	20.2	1.78 (1.08–2.95)	0.023
Male	209	26	12.4	1
Age (years)
≥13 years	130	45	34.6	4.43 (2.71–7.26)	<0.001
≤12 years	361	38	10.6	1
Level of education
No formal education	123	41	33.3	2.92 (2.00–4.27)	<0.001
Formal education	368	42	11.4	1
Occupational status
Working	62	21	33.9	2.34 (1.54–3.56)	<0.001
Not working	429	62	14.5	1
Household income (RM/month)
<RM 500	329	68	20.7	2.23 (1.32–3.78)	<0.001
>RM 500	162	15	9.3	1

Variables that were significantly associated with dengue prevalence following a; multivariate analysis. A significant association is indicated by . OR value of 1 is the reference group. N: number examined; No: number positive; %: percentage; significant association (); reference group marked as OR = 1.