Prevalence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profile of Salmonella from Poultry Farms and In-Contact Humans and Associated Risk Factors in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Table 5
Summary findings from a logistic regression that investigated the association of sample-level Salmonella positivity with preselected factors in poultry farms.
Selected factors
Univariable
Multivariable
COR (95% CI)
value
AOR (95% CI)
value
Poultry farm’s waste disposal practices
On-farm waste disposal
2.907 (1.222–6.913)
0.016
3.184 (1.251–8.107)
0.015
Source of chickens
Different multiplication centers
2.583 (1.213–5.500)
0.014
3.146 (1.3317.438)
0.009
Use of disinfectants
No
2.824 (1.325–6.015)
0.007
1.946 (0.839–4.516)
0.121
Feed contaminated with chicken excreta
No
0.348 (0.164–0.738)
0.006
0.300 (0.119–0.753)
0.010
Use of protective gloves when handling chickens and eggs
