Table 2 Demographic characteristics and seroprevalence of dengue in Malaysia
From: Rural-urban comparisons of dengue seroprevalence in Malaysia
Study | Chen | ABL | TMC | NPHL | NPHL | NPHL |
Year | 2001 | 2007 | 2008 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
Sample size | 85 | 1800 | 1000 | 3762 | 3911 | 1263 |
Overall crude seroprevalence (%) | 77 | 20 | 92 | 65 | 61 | 61 |
Gender (%) | ||||||
Male | 74 | No data | 94 | 66 | 64 | 60 |
Female | 79 | No data | 90 | 64 | 59 | 61 |
Ethnicity (%) | ||||||
Malay | 88 | No data | 92 | 56 | 59 | 55 |
Chinese | 71 | No data | 91 | 76 | 68 | 66 |
Indian and others | No data | No data | 92 | 68 | 60 | 64 |
Geographical area (%) | ||||||
Peninsular Malaysia | 77 | 20 | 94 | 65 | 60 | 57 |
East Malaysia | No data | No data | No data | 58 | 61 | 65 |
Location (%) | ||||||
Urban | 77 | No data | 92 | 65 | 61 | 61 |
Rural | No data | 20 | 91 | No data | No data | No data |