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Occupational Determinants of Leptospirosis among Urban Service Workers

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  • Azman Atil

    (Department of Community and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu 88400, Malaysia
    Department of Community Health, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia)

  • Mohammad Saffree Jeffree

    (Department of Community and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu 88400, Malaysia
    Borneo Medical and Health Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu 88400, Sabah, Malaysia)

  • Syed Sharizman Syed Abdul Rahim

    (Department of Community and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu 88400, Malaysia)

  • Mohd Rohaizat Hassan

    (Department of Community Health, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia)

  • Khamisah Awang Lukman

    (Department of Community and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu 88400, Malaysia)

  • Kamruddin Ahmed

    (Borneo Medical and Health Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu 88400, Sabah, Malaysia)

Abstract

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.

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  • Azman Atil & Mohammad Saffree Jeffree & Syed Sharizman Syed Abdul Rahim & Mohd Rohaizat Hassan & Khamisah Awang Lukman & Kamruddin Ahmed, 2020. "Occupational Determinants of Leptospirosis among Urban Service Workers," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(2), pages 1-8, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:2:p:427-:d:306529
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    1. Asmalia Md-Lasim & Farah Shafawati Mohd-Taib & Mardani Abdul-Halim & Ahmad Mohiddin Mohd-Ngesom & Sheila Nathan & Shukor Md-Nor, 2021. "Leptospirosis and Coinfection: Should We Be Concerned?," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(17), pages 1-17, September.

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