Table 5.
Risk factors associated with T. solium cysticercosis positive in pigs
| Explanatory variable | Number of pigs | Regression coefficient (SD) | MC error | Adjusted OR (95% CrI) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Total | ||||
| Intercept | 12 | 1281 | -5.9800 (1.5480) | 0.006 | – |
| Coprophagy of human faeces: | |||||
| No | 3 | 941 | Reference | ||
| Yes | 9 | 340 | 2.6600 (0.8470) | 0.004 | 2.57 (1.22–4.66) |
| Kind of food | |||||
| Bran | 6 | 1145 | Reference | ||
| Scavenging | 6 | 136 | 2.1400 (1.0320) | 0.003 | 1.98 (0.55–4.74)a |
| Random effectsb | Estimate | SD | |||
| Village | 2.18 | 5.77 | |||
aInterpretation: The odds of T. solium cysticercosis positive for pigs that scavenged food was 1.98 (95% credible interval 0.55–4.74) times that of pigs that did not scavenge for food
bVariance and standard deviation (SD) of the variance of the village-level random effect