Table 6. Univariate association between factors and the binary response of E. coli prevalence in goats in Chattogram (N = 120).
| Factor | Category |
E. coli n (%) |
95% CI | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Source | Farm (24) | 2 (8.3) | 1.0–26.9 | 0.660 |
| Household (96) | 6 (6.2) | 2.3–13.1 | ||
| Breed | Local (71) | 6 (8.4) | 3.1–17.4 | 0.470 |
| Jamnapari (49) | 2 (4.1) | 0.4–13.9 | ||
| Age | 1–12 months (53) | 4 (7.5) | 2.0–18.2 | 0.731 |
| >12 months (67) | 4 (5.9) | 1.6–14.5 | ||
| Sex | Male (39) | 4 (10.2) | 2.8–24.2 | 0.435 |
| Female (81) | 4 (4.9) | 1.3–12.1 | ||
| BCS | Good (35) | 1 (2.8) | 0–14.9 | 0.435 |
| Poor (85) | 7 (8.2) | 3.3–16.2 | ||
| Rearing system | Intensive (65) | 5 (7.6) | 2.5–17.0 | 0.725 |
| Semi-intensive (55) | 3 (5.4) | 1.1–15.1 | ||
| PPR vaccination | Yes (16) | 1 (6.2) | 0.1–30.2 | 1.0 |
| No (104) | 7 (6.7) | 2.7–13.3 | ||
| Deworming | Yes (38) | 3 (7.8) | 1.6–21.3 | 0.707 |
| No (82) | 5 (6.1) | 2.0–13.6 |
CI = Confidence interval, significance (p ≤ 0.05).