Table 2.
Relationship between the hypothesised risk factors for human brucellosis and sero-positivity based on i-ELISA IgG/IgM.
| Variable | Category | % test positive (n=251) |
χ2 | df | p-value |
| Gender | Male | 14.3 | 20.89 | 1 | <0.005* |
| Female | 4.4 | ||||
| Age group | < 30years | 5.2 | 3.15 | 1 | 0.076 |
| > 30 years | 13.5 | ||||
| Education level | ≤Primary | 12.0 | 0.26 | 1 | 0.611 |
| > Primary | 6.7 | ||||
| Keep livestock | Yes | 17.1 | 26.95 | 1 | <0.005* |
| No | 1.6 | ||||
| Knowledge on | Not Know | 14.3 | 1.82 | 1 | 0.178 |
| Transmission | Knowledgeable | 3.4 | |||
| Consume milk | Unpasteurised | 14.7 | 8.32 | 1 | 0.004* |
| and milk products | Pasteurised | 4.0 |
*
Significant at 5% level