Research Article
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Lungworm Infection in Small Ruminants in Selected Districts of Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia
Table 5
Multivariable logistic regression analysis of associated risk factors.
| Risk factors | Coefficients | Adjusted OR | value | 95% CI |
| Species | | | | | Sheep | Ref. | | | | Goat | -0.570 | 0.706 | 0.001 | 0.4000–0.798 | 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 | -0.591 | 0.553 | 0.000 | 0.380–0.805 | Lowland | -1.216 | 0.296 | 0.002 | 0.191-0.458 | Management system | | | | | Semi-intensive system | Ref. | | | | Extensive system | 0.902 | 2.465 | 0.000 | 1.759-3.453 | Season | | | | | Wet season | Ref. | | | | Dry season | -0.305 | 0.736 | 0.030 | 0.335–0.912 |
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Ref: reference category.
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