Research Article
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Lungworm Infection in Small Ruminants in Selected Districts of Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia
Table 4
Univariable logistic regression analysis of associated risk factors in the study areas.
| Risk factors | Coefficients | Crude OR | value | 95% CI |
| Species | | | | | Sheep | Ref. | | | | Goat | -0.669 | 0.734 | 0.000 | 0.369-0.710 | Age group | | | | | Adult | Ref. | | | | Young | -0.104 | 0.901 | 0.508 | 0.663-1.225 | Sex | | | | | Male | Ref. | | | | Female | -0.249 | 0.778 | 0.115 | 0.570-1.063 | Body condition | | | | | Good | Ref. | | | | Medium | -0.110 | 0.895 | 0.524 | 0.638-1.257 | Poor | -0.431 | 0.649 | 0.039 | 0.431-0.978 | Agroecology | | | | | Highland | Ref. | | | | Midland | -0.583 | 0.533 | 0.002 | 0.387-0.802 | Lowland | -1.276 | 0.889 | 0.000 | 0.183-0.425 | Management system | | | | | Semi-intensive system | Ref. | | | | Extensive system | 0.833 | 2.300 | 0.000 | 1.664-3.180 | Season | | | | | Wet season | Ref. | | | | Dry season | -0.333 | 0.716 | 0.030 | 0.529-0.968 |
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Ref: reference category.
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