Research Article
Study on Cattle Trematodiasis and Related Risk Factors in Damot Sore District, Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia
Table 2
Univariable logistic regression output of risk factors and their odds of exposure (
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| Variables | Categories | No. | NPA | value | | OR | 95% CI |
| Deworming history | Nondewormed | 320 | 83 | 0.917 | 0.011 | 1.033 | 0.562-1.898 | Dewormed | 64 | 17 | | ref | |
| Body condition | Poor | 112 | 33 | 0.976 | 2.272 | 1.009 | 0.540-1.887 | Medium | 190 | 43 | 0.245 | 0.707 | 0.394-1.268 | Good | 82 | 24 | | ref | |
| Age | Old | 40 | 24 | 0.001 | 30.277 | 11.5 | 3.984-33.198 | Adult | 292 | 70 | 0.052 | 2.417 | 0.991-5.899 | Young | 52 | 6 | | ref | |
| Sex | Female | 211 | 57 | 0.632 | 0.230 | 1.119 | 0.707-1.772 | Male | 173 | 43 | | ref | |
| Breed | Cross | 40 | 14 | 0.176 | 1.861 | 1.615 | 0.807-3.234 | Local | 344 | 86 | | ref | |
| Season | Dry | 257 | 72 | 0.211 | 1.572 | 1.376 | 0.835-2.269 | Semidry | 127 | 28 | | ref | |
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No. = number of animals examined; NPA = number of positive animals; = chi-square; OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; ref = reference cell. . |