Table
1: Prevalence of antibodies against Leptospira and Leptospira in
blood and urine in the studied children.
|
Variables |
IFI (1:80) |
Dark
Field in Blood |
Dark
Field in Urine |
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|
n
(%) |
Prevalence (I.C. 95%) |
n
(%) |
Prevalence (I.C. 95%) |
n
(%) |
Prevalence (I.C. 95%) |
|
|
Sex (n = 220) |
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|
Male |
103 (47) |
.30 (.21-.39) |
103 (47) |
.81 (.72-.88) |
112 (52) |
.45 (.35-.45) |
|
Female |
117 (53) |
.43 (.33-.53) |
116 (53) |
.85 (.76-.91) |
103 (48) |
.35 (.26-.45) |
|
Age
(n = 220) |
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|
˂ 10 |
64 (29) |
.43 (.33-.53) |
44 (20) |
.89 (.81-.94) |
171 (80) |
.39 (.29-.49) |
|
≥ 10 |
156 (71) |
.35 (.2 5-45) |
174 (80) |
.82 (.73-.89) |
43 (20) |
.47 (.37-.57) |
|
School (n = 220) |
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|
16
de Septiembre |
110 (50) |
.53 (.42-.63) |
110 (50) |
.86 (.78-.92) |
108 (50) |
.40 (-30-.50) |
|
José
Ma. Morelos |
73 (33) |
.15 (.08-.23) |
73 (33) |
.74 (.64-.82) |
73 (34) |
.34 (.24-.44) |
|
Sor
Juana Inés |
37 (17) |
.32 (.23-.42) |
36 (17) |
.92 (.84-.96) |
34 (16) |
.53 (.43-.63) |
|
Socioeconomic
level (n = 215) |
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|
Middle |
92 (43) |
.33 (.23-.43) |
91 (43) |
.81 (.72-.88) |
89 (42) |
.42 (.32-.52) |
|
Low |
123 (57) |
.41 (.31-.51) |
123 (57) |
.84 (.75-.91) |
122 (58) |
.39 (.29-.49) |
|
Have dogs (n = 213) |
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|
No |
26 (12) |
.21 (.13-.30) |
33 (15) |
.91 (.83-.96) |
32 (15) |
.31 (.22-.41) |
|
Yes |
187 (88) |
.40 (.30-.50) |
186 (85) |
.82 (.73-.89) |
183 (85) |
.42 (.32-.52) |
|
Living
place dogs(n = 173) |
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|
Outside
the house |
158 (91) |
.38 (.28-.48) |
157 (91) |
.80 (.70-.87) |
154 (91) |
.44 (.34-.54) |
|
Inside
the house |
15 (9) |
.60 (.49-.69) |
15 (9) |
.93 (.86-.97) |
15 (9) |
.27 (.19-.37) |
|
Close
contact (n = 187) |
|
|
|
|
||
|
No |
59 (32) |
.32 (.23-.42) |
59 (32) |
.88 (.80-.94) |
58 (32) |
.38 (.28-.48) |
|
Yes |
128 (68) |
.43 (.33-.53) |
127 (68) |
.78 (.69-.86) |
125 (68) |
.42 (.32-.52) |
|
Kissing
the dog (n = 187) |
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|
No |
147 (79) |
.41 (.31-.51) |
147 (79) |
.78 (.68-.86) |
145 (79) |
.40 (.30-.50) |
|
Yes |
40 (21) |
.35 (.25-.45) |
39 (21) |
.95 (.89-.98) |
38 (21) |
.45 (.35-.55) |
|
Contact
with urine (n
= 187) |
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|
No |
89 (48) |
.38 (.28-.48) |
89 (48) |
.82 (.73-.89) |
88 (48) |
.45 (.35-.55) |
|
Yes |
98 (52) |
.41 (.31-.51) |
98 (52) |
.80 (.71-.87) |
96 (52) |
.38 (.28-.48) |
|
Rodents (n = 213) |
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|
No |
77 (36) |
.36 (.26-.46) |
76 (36) |
.86 (.78-.92) |
74 (35) |
.43 (.33-.53) |
|
Yes |
136 (64) |
.38 (.28-48) |
136 (64) |
.81 (.72-.88) |
135 (65) |
.39 (.29-.49) |