Volume 10, Number 6—June 2004
Research
Environmental Exposure and Leptospirosis, Peru
Table 2
Leptospirosis seroprevalence among residents by study site
| Pampas San Juan % (pos/total)a | Rural communitiesb % (pos/total) | Belen % (pos/total) | Comparison among all sites | Comparison of Belen vs. rural community | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overallc |
0.7 (1/150) |
16.5 (52/316) |
28.0 (182/650) |
p < 0.001 |
p < 0.001 |
| Sex |
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| F |
0.0 (0/57) |
15.8 (24/152) |
29.6 (105/356) |
p < 0.001 |
p = 0.001 |
| M |
1.1 (1/93) |
17.1 (28/164) |
26.4 (77/292) |
p < 0.001 |
p = 0.024 |
| M vs. F comparison |
p = 0.999 |
p = 0.758 |
p = 0.428 |
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| aLeptospirosis prevalence (number of positive cases/total of persons tested). bSan Carlos, Moralillo, and Buen Pastor. cOptical density >0.500. | |||||


