Table 3.
Postmortem prevalence of bovine fasciolosis based on their origin, sex, age and body condition.
Category | Variable | Number of animal examined | Number of positive | Prevalence | Crude OR | P-value | 95% CI |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Origin | Gofa | 110 | 26 | 23.6 | 0.85 | 0.43 | (0.6–1.3) |
Humbo | 76 | 12 | 15.8 | ||||
Boreda | 61 | 12 | 19.7 | ||||
Sex | Male | 219 | 34 | 15.5 | 7.25 | 0.001∗ | (3.2–6.7) |
Female | 28 | 16 | 57.1 | ||||
Age | <6 years | 25 | 2 | 8.0 | 2.83 | 0.003* | (1.4–1.6) |
6–8 years | 192 | 36 | 18.8 | ||||
>8 years | 30 | 12 | 40.1 | ||||
Body condition | Poor | 37 | 13 | 35.2 | 0.72 | 0.098 | (0.5–1.1) |
Medium | 26 | 2 | 7.7 | ||||
Good | 184 | 35 | 19.0 |
CI-confidence interval ∗significant.