Research Article

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Parasitic Gastrointestinal Nematode Infections of Donkeys in Southern Ethiopia

Table 1

Prevalence of nematode parasite with association of risk factors.

VariablesCategoryNo. of examinedNo. of positivePrevalence (%)95% CI

OriginWandara Boloso1107568.1858.86–76.24
Fate1229376.2367.82–82.98
Ade Koyesha1389468.1159.84–75.38
Ade Aro14410774.3066.50–80.81

SexMale41029371.4666.88–75.64
Female1047673.0863.69–80.76

AgeYoung1499563.7555.69–71.11
Adult27220976.8371.42–81.48
Old936569.8959.76–78.39

Management systemSemi-intensive26422083.3378.31–87.37
Intensive994646.4636.83–56.37
Extensive15110368.2160.32–75.17

Body condition scorePoor1299069.7661.25–77.10
Medium21617179.1673.20–84.08
Good16910863.9056.35–70.82