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. 2019 Oct 2;12(10):1519–1523. doi: 10.14202/vetworld.2019.1519-1523

Table 2.

Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in pigs in intra-urban and peri-urban areas of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, 2017.

Variables No. tested No. positive Prevalence *(%) and 95% CI p-value
Sex 0.01
 Male 144 27 18.7±6.3a
 Female 456 268 58.8±4.5b
 Total 600 295 49.2±4
Husbandry system 0.02
 Peri-urban 300 94 31.3±5.2a
 Intra-urban 300 201 67±5.3b
 Total 600 295 49.2±4
Age 0.01
 0-2 324 228 70.4±4.9a
 2-5 228 59 25.9±5.6b
 >5 48 8 16.7±10.5c
 Total 600 295 49.2±4
Breed 0.02
 Local 102 14 13.7±6.6a
 Exotic 498 281 56.4±4.3b
 Total 600 295 49.2±4
*

Within each variable, prevalence rates with different superscripts are statistically different (p<0.05). CI=Confidence interval