TABLE 2.

Results of final multivariable analysis for risk factors associated with self‐reported Q fever among 287 unvaccinated Australian wildlife rehabilitators participating in a nationwide online survey conducted in 2018

Description	β	SE (β)	Adjusted odds ratio	95% CI	p‐value
Intercept	−7.81	1.41			<.001
Domestic ruminants living on the same property
No			1		.001
Yes	2.46	0.74	11.75	2.91–57.42
Primary rehabilitated Australian wildlife at a veterinary clinic
No			1		.002
Yes	2.88	0.89	17.87	3.09–110.92
Education level
University/Postgraduate			1		.010
High School Level/TAFE or private college	2.33	0.91	10.29	2.13–84.03
Age
≤50			1		.017
>50	1.88	0.79	6.61	1.60–38.35
Occupational exposure to ruminants
No			1		.074
Yes	1.30	0.73	3.67	0.85–15.53

Abbreviations: CI, confidence intervals; TAFE, Technical and Further Education.