TABLE 1.
Apparent and true prevalence of peste des petits ruminants virus antibodies in small ruminants in Nigeria, 2010–2013.
| Category | Region | Number of samples analysed | Number positive | Apparent prevalence (%) | TP (%) | X2 | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Adamawa | 379 | 76 | 20.05 | 20.52 | 30.9 | 0.001 |
| Taraba | 379 | 106 | 27.97 | 29.51 | - | - | |
| Anambra | 379 | 74 | 19.53 | 19.92 | - | - | |
| Imo | 379 | 102 | 26.91 | 28.31 | - | - | |
| AkwaIbom | 379 | 94 | 24.80 | 25.91 | - | - | |
| Cross River | 379 | 56 | 14.76 | 14.52 | - | - | |
| Plateau | 379 | 79 | 20.84 | 21.41 | - | - | |
| Kwara | 379 | 101 | 26.65 | 28.01 | - | - | |
| Kano | 379 | 108 | 28.49 | 30.11 | - | - | |
| Sokoto | 379 | 84 | 22.16 | 22.91 | - | - | |
| Ogun | 379 | 67 | 17.68 | 17.82 | - | - | |
| Ondo | 379 | 71 | 18.73 | 19.02 | - | - | |
| Sex | Male animals | 1925 | 421 | 21.87 | 22.58 | 0.321 | 0.571 |
| Female animals | 2623 | 597 | 22.76 | 23.59 | - | - | |
| Species | Sheep | 1059 | 244 | 23.04 | 23.91 | 0.220 | 0.639 |
| Goat | 3489 | 774 | 22.18 | 22.93 | - | - | |
| Age | Adult | 3040 | 664 | 21.38 | 22.55 | 0.977 | 0.323 |
| Young | 1508 | 354 | 23.48 | 24.41 | - | - | |
| Total | 4548 | 1018 | 22.38 | 23.16 | - | - |