Research Article
Glossina pallidipes Density and Trypanosome Infection Rate in Arba Minch Zuria District of Gamo Zone, Southern Ethiopia
Table 4
Univariable logistic regression analysis for potential risk factors of trypanosome infection in G. pallidipes.
| Variable | Category | No. of fly examined | No. of fly infected | Infection rate (%) | OR | 95% CI | value |
| Sex | Male | 101 | 8 | 7.92 | — | — | Ref | Female | 199 | 45 | 22.61 | 3.39 | 1.53-7.52 | 0.003 |
| Age | ≤20 days | 84 | 8 | 9.52 | — | — | Ref | >20 days | 216 | 45 | 20.83 | 2.5 | 1.12-5.56 | 0.025 |
| Hunger stage | Stage 4 (hungry) | 50 | 3 | 6 | — | — | Ref | Stage 3 (intermediate) | 90 | 6 | 6.67 | 1.11 | 0.26-4.68 | 0.87 | Stage 2 (replete) | 97 | 14 | 14.43 | 2.64 | 0.72-9.67 | 0.14 | Stage 1 (gorged) | 63 | 30 | 47.62 | 14.24 | 4.01-50.59 | 0.001 |
| Grazing area | Communal/domestic | 150 | 14 | 9.33 | — | — | Ref | Wild/park area | 150 | 39 | 26 | 3.41 | 1.76-6.60 | 0.01 |
| Vegetation type | Bush land | 85 | 8 | 9.41 | — | — | Ref | Riverine forest | 95 | 18 | 18.94 | 2.25 | 0.74-5.48 | 0.07 |
| Kebele | Wood-grass land | 120 | 27 | 22.5 | 2.7 | 1.2-6.5 | 0.017 | Ganta Kanchama | 80 | 6 | 7.5 | — | — | Ref | Kola Shara | 70 | 8 | 11.42 | 1.59 | 0.52-4.83 | 0.41 | Nech Sar Park | 150 | 39 | 26 | 4.33 | 1.74-10.74 | 0.002 |
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