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. 2012 Dec 28;7(12):e52851. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0052851

Table 3. Univariate analysis for potential risk factors being a positive farm (logistic regression with likelihood ratio test).

Variable Category Farm No. BTB+ farms OR (95% CI) p-value
Herd size Small 32 (40.5) 9 (19.6)
Medium 31 (39.2) 21 (45.6) 5.4 (1.82; 15.76) 0.002
Large 16 (20.3) 16 (34.8) - -
Owner education level No school 11 (14) 3 (6.7)
Primary school 9 (11.6) 5 (11) 3.3 (0.51; 21.58) 0.2
Secondary school 31 (39.8) 20 (44.5) 4.8 (1.06; 22.10) 0.04
Diploma and degrees 27 (34.6) 17 (37.8) 4.5 (0.97; 21.14) 0.05
BTB knowledge Yes 57 (71.2) 36 (76.6)
No 23 (28.8) 11 (23.4) 0.5 (0.20; 1.42) 0.21
Owner gender Male 62 (78.5) 39 (84.8)
Female 17 (21.5) 7 (15.2) 0.4 (0.13; 1.23) 0.11
Source of cattle purchase Dairy farms 55 (71.4) 31 (67.4)
Markets, unknown origin 12 (15.6) 8 (17.4) 1.5 (0.41; 5.75) 0.51
Gift 2 (2.6) 1 (2.2) 0.8 (0.04; 13.02) 0.85
Research stations 5 (6.5) 3 (6.5) 1.2 (0.17; 7.51) 0.87
Dairy farms and markets 3 (3.9) 3 (6.5) - -