Seroprevalence of Human Brucellosis among Syrian Refugees in Jordan, 2022

Table 2

Univariate and multivariate analysis of factors associated with Brucella seropositivity.

Variable	Univariate analysis			Multivariate analysis
	OR	95% CI	P value	OR	95% CI	P value
History of brucellosis (yes vs. no)	16.4	8.1–33.0	≤0.001	13.1	6.1–28.3	≤0.001
Having a family member with a previous diagnosis of brucellosis (yes vs. no)	8.8	3.3–23.2	≤0.001	2.8	0.8–10.0	0.107
Animal-related occupation (yes vs. no)	2.4	1.3–4.3	0.004	1.2	0.5–2.7	0.704
Residency place (outside the camp vs. inside the camp)	1.8	1.1–2.9	0.018	1.9	1.1–3.3	0.025
Handled animals within the last 6 months (yes vs. no)	7.6	4.3–13.4	≤0.001	3.1	1.1–8.9	0.035
Slaughtered within the last 6 months (yes vs. no)	6.1	2.9–12.7	≤0.001	1.1	0.3–3.6	0.910
Handled animal tissues within the last 6 months (yes vs. no)	8.5	4.1–17.6	≤0.001	2.6	0.8–8.9	0.129
Consumed unpasteurized milk within the last 6 months (yes vs. no)	4.9	1.8–13.2	0.002	1.1	0.3–4.6	0.873