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. 2012 Mar 20;44(7):1631–1642. doi: 10.1007/s11250-012-0118-0

Table 4.

Parameters of the logistic regression analysis for variables predicting the adoption of supplementary feeding, use of veterinary services, vaccination and curative medical treatments across 210 urban and peri-urban farm households (HH) in the West African cities of Kano, Nigeria (84 HH), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso (63 HH) and Sikasso, Mali (63 HH)

Predictors Parameters
β SE β Wald’s χ 2 df p Odds ratio
Adoption of supplementary feeding
 Constant −3.242 1.054 9.452 1 0.002 n.a.
 Site 6.278 2 0.043
 Site 1 (Kano) 0.087 1.069 0.007 1 0.935 1.091
 Site 2 (Bobo Dioulasso) 1.787 0.885 4.709 1 0.043 5.970
 Species 1 (cattle) 1.527 0.704 4.709 1 0.030 4.603
 Species 2 (small ruminant) −1.072 0.704 2.322 1 0.128 0.342
 Species 3 (chicken) −0.672 0.681 0.976 1 0.323 0.510
 Overall model evaluation (model χ 2) 15.858 5 0.007
 Goodness-of-fit test (Homer and Lemeshow) 10.222 7 0.176
Use of veterinary services
 Constant −4.216 0.746 31.976 1 0.000 n.a.
 Site 17.140 2 0.000
 Site 1 (Kano) 1.164 0.669 3.021 1 0.082 3.201
 Site 2 (Bobo Dioulasso) 2.937 0.747 15.444 1 0.000 18.854
 Species 1 (cattle) 2.117 0.555 14.577 1 0.000 8.310
 Overall model evaluation (model χ 2) 34.925 3 0.000
 Goodness-of-fit test (Hosmer and Lemeshow) 5.577 4 0.233
Curative medical treatment
 Constant −1.735 0.362 23.018 1 0.000 n.a.
 Site 46.039 2 0.000
 Site 1 (Kano) −2.440 1.071 5.194 1 0.023 0.087
 Site 2 (Bobo Dioulasso) 2.833 0.502 31.862 1 0.000 17.000
 Overall model evaluation (model χ 2) 81.710 2 0.000
 Goodness-of-fit test (Hosmer and Lemeshow) 0.000 1 1.000
Prophylactic vaccinations
 Constant 0.067 0.258 0.067 1 0.796 n.a.
 Site 35.146 2 0.000
 Site 1 (Kano) 4.108 1.040 15.593 1 0.000 60.806
 Site 2 (Bobo Dioulasso) −2.121 0.541 15.384 1 0.000 0.120
 Overall model evaluation (model χ 2) 104.979 2 0.000
 Goodness-of-fit test (Hosmer and Lemeshow) 0.000 1 1.000

For explanation of parameters see “Data analysis” Section

n.a. not applicable