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Table 2 Seroprevalence of anti-RVFV IgG by demographic factors in the Serengeti ecosystem, 2014

From: Sero-prevalence and spatial distribution of Rift Valley fever infection among agro-pastoral and pastoral communities during Interepidemic period in the Serengeti ecosystem, northern Tanzania

Variable

No. Enrolled

No. of IgG + VE

Seroprevalence (%)

P value

Total

751

34

4.5

 

Age group

  < 15

42

0

0

0.96

 30–49

384

16

4.2

0.61

  > 50

107

7

6.6

0.57

 15–29

218

11

4.4

Ref***

Sex

 Female

439

17

3.9

0.30

 Male

312

17

5.5

 

District

 Bunda

300

12

4.0

0.61

 Ngorongoro

210

17

8.1

0.003

 Serengeti

241

5

2.1

Ref

Level of education

 Informal

214

10

8.3

0.86

 Primary

420

18

4.3

0.996

 Secondaryb

117

5

4.3

Ref

Occupation

 Businessman

70

4

5.7

0.36

 Pastoralist

227

20

8.8

0.008

 Othersa

111

0

0

_

 Employed

49

0

0

_

 Peasant

294

10

3.4

Ref

  1. aThose whose occupation was not specified during data collection
  2. bSecondary include both with secondary and college education
  3. ***Ref- Reference group in Epi info