Table 4. Factors associated with presence of antibodies for both species (B. melitensis and B. abortus) among study participants between May and July 2017.
| Characteristic | Sero positivity of both species | Univariate | Multivariable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chi-square test/ Mann Whitney Ranksum test | P-Value | OR (95%Cl) | P-Value | ||
| Age | 34(IQR25-40) | 0.148* | |||
| Marital status | |||||
| Single(58) | 8(13.79) | ||||
| Married (192) | 45(23.44) | 2.48 | 0.120 | ||
| Residence | |||||
| Urban (212) | 40(18.87) | ||||
| Rural (38) | 13(34.21) | 4.54 | 0.030 | 1.67(0.74–3.78) | 0.217 |
| Education level | |||||
| Secondary (51) | 7(13.73) | ||||
| Primary (199) | 46(23.12) | 2.14 | 0.140 | 1.51(0.61–3.76) | 0.374 |
| Occupation | |||||
| Meat vendors (104) | 14(13.46) | ||||
| Abattoir workers(146) | 39(26.71) | 6.38 | 0.012 | 2.19(1.06–4.54) | 0.035 |
| Accidents | |||||
| NO(32) | 6(18.75) | ||||
| YES(218) | 47(21.56) | 0.13 | 0.720 | ||
| Fluid splash | |||||
| NO(156) | 30(19.23) | ||||
| YES(94) | 23(24.47) | 0.96 | 0.330 | ||
| Bruises | |||||
| NO(63) | 10(15.87) | ||||
| YES(187) | 43(22.99) | 1.43 | 0.230 | ||
| Work duration(years) | 8(IQR4-15) | 0.004* | 1.06(1.01–1.11) | 0.014 | |
* Wilcoxon Mann-Whitney / ranksum tests, Age was not subjected on multivariable regression analysis due to its collinearity with work duration