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. 2024 Sep 1;17(9):1955–1965. doi: 10.14202/vetworld.2024.1955-1965

Table-4.

Binomial test (proportion test) for comparison between positive and negative categories with respect to small ruminants and methods for different districts regarding prevalence.

Animal Methods Category Muzaffargarh Lodhran Bahawalpur



Prevalence Proportion p-value Prevalence Proportion p-value Prevalence Proportion p-value
Goat Microscopic Positive 3 0.19 0.021* 4 0.25 0.077NS 2 0.13 0.004**
Negative 13 0.81 12 0.75 14 0.88
Total 16 1.00 16 1.00 16 1.00
PCR Positive 2 0.13 0.004** 1 0.06 0.001** 1 0.06 0.001**
Negative 14 0.88 15 0.94 15 0.94
Total 16 1.00 16 1.00 16 1.00
Sheep Microscopic Positive 5 0.31 0.210NS 1 0.06 0.001** 3 0.19 0.021*
Negative 11 0.69 15 0.94 13 0.81
Total 16 1.00 16 1.00 16 1.00
PCR Positive 1 0.06 0.001** 0 1.00 0.000** 0 1.00 0.000**
Negative 15 0.94 16 1.00 16 1.00
Total 16 1.00 16 1.00 16 1.00

NS=Non-significant (p> 0.05),

*

Significant (p < 0.05),

**

Highly significant (p < 0.001), PCR=Polymerase chain reaction