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:This study was carried out to determine the risk factors of leptospirosis infection among local urban service workers in Sabah. This is a cross-sectional study involving 394 workers in Kota Kinabalu City, Sabah, conducted from February to March 2017. Information on demography, occupational exposures and environmental factors was obtained by a modified validated questionnaire. Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) was used to determine the prevalence of positive leptospirae. The overall figure for positive leptospirae was 9.4% (95% CI: 6.8-12.8). Urban sweepers and lorry drivers made up the highest proportion of positive leptospirae respondents, contributing 15.5% and 9.4%, respectively. The significant risk factors for positive leptospirae were older age (p-value = 0.001), higher monthly salary (p-value = 0.039), longer duration of employment (p-value = 0.011) and working as an urban sweeper (p-value = 0.021). Leptospirae was prevalent among healthy urban service workers and relates to their working activities.
journal_name
Int J Environ Res Public Healthauthors
Atil A,Jeffree MS,Syed Abdul Rahim SS,Hassan MR,Lukman KA,Ahmed Kdoi
10.3390/ijerph17020427subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2020-01-08 00:00:00issue
2eissn
1661-7827issn
1660-4601pii
ijerph17020427journal_volume
17pub_type
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