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. 2018 Aug;13:79–84. doi: 10.1016/j.vprsr.2018.03.005

Table 2.

Risk factors of Cryptosporidium related to general management system in cattle in Addis Ababa and its environs, June 2014–Dec /2015(N = 392).

Risk factors Label Prevalence (%) Adjusted OR
ORa 95%CIb P value
Management system Extensive 11.2 2.16 1.1–4.2 0.016
Intensive 21.4
Farm location Rural 12.8 4.89 2.8–8.5 0.000
Urban 41.8
Presence of calving pen Yes 9.6 2.46 1.1–5.6 0.019
No 20.7
Method of colostrum feeding Hand feeding 11.8 2.15 1.2–3.9 0.009
Suckling 22.3
Presence of bedding Yes 4.26 10.55 4.9–22.7 0.000
No 31.7
Weaning age <6 months 17.5 3.45 1.8–6.8 0.001
≥6 months 42.2
Herd size >100 7.4 0.000
<30 18.9 2.93 1.4–6.1
30–100 35.8 6.99 3.3–14.7
a

Odds ratio.

b

Confidence interval.