Occupational Determinants of Leptospirosis among Urban Service Workers

Azman Atil, Mohammad Saffree Jeffree, Syed Sharizman Syed Abdul Rahim, Mohd Rohaizat Hassan, Khamisah Awang Lukman and Kamruddin Ahmed
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Azman Atil: Department of Community and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu 88400, Malaysia
Mohammad Saffree Jeffree: Department of Community and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu 88400, 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

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 2, 1-8

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.

Keywords: leptospirosis; workers; occupational determinants; urban services (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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