Table 5.
Univariable category prevalence and mixed effect logistic regression analysis to screen the risk factors for the occurrence of Fasciola, strongylid, and any species of parasites taking district as random effect.
| Risk factor | Number of animals positive/No. sampled (%) | Odd ratio (95% CI) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fasciola | Strongylid | Overall parasite | Fasciola | Strongylid | Overall parasite | |
| Agroecology: | ||||||
| SubmoistHL | 260/1,018 (25.5) | 64/953 (6.7) | 357/1,018 (35.1) | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| Wet MHL | 90/908 (9.9) | 437/697 (62.7) | 692/910 (76.0) | 0.1 (0.0–6.9) | 23.4 (17.4–31.4) | 5.9 (4.8–7.2) |
| BSC: | ||||||
| Poor | 117/695 (16.8) | 211/627 (33.7) | 396/696 (56.9) | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| Medium | 159/929 (17.1) | 200/761 (26.3) | 483/930 (51.9) | 0.77 (0.6–1.0) | 0.9 (0.7–1.2) | 0.8 (0.7–1.0) |
| Good | 56/255 (22.0) | 56/215 (26.1) | 131/255 (51.4) | 0.90 (0.6–1.3) | 2.1 (1.3–3.3) | 1.1 (0.8–1.5) |
| Age: | ||||||
| Young | 70/430 (16.3) | 139/406 (34.2) | 239/430 (55.6) | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| Adult | 280/1,496 (18.7) | 362/1,244 (29.1) | 810/1,498 (54.1) | 1.0 (0.7–1.3) | 1.2 (0.9–1.6) | 1.1 (0.8–1.3) |
| Sex: | ||||||
| Female | 271/1,420 (19.1) | 336/1,178 (28.5) | 761/1,422 (53.5) | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| Male | 79/506 (15.6) | 165/472 (35.0) | 288/506 (56.9) | 1.0 (0.8–1.4) | 1.2 (0.9–1.6) | 1.2 (1.0–1.5) |