Table 2. Prevalence of ectoparasitic infestation according to different variables.
Species | Variable | Category | Observation | Number positive (%) | p value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dog | Season | Rainy | 151 | 8 (5.30) | 0.06* |
Summer | 108 | 13 (12.04) | |||
Winter | 229 | 28 (12.23) | |||
Breed | E | 287 | 26 (9.06) | 0.37 | |
L | 200 | 23 (11.50) | |||
Age (year) | ≤1 | 286 | 31 (10.84) | 0.61 | |
>1–2 | 95 | 7 (7.37) | |||
>2 | 107 | 11 (10.28) | |||
Sex | Female | 179 | 15 (8.38) | 0.35 | |
Male | 309 | 34 (11) | |||
Deworming | No | 334 | 27 (8.08) | 0.03* | |
Yes | 154 | 22 (14.29) | |||
Cat | Season | Rainy | 116 | 5 (15.63) | 0.11 |
Summer | 102 | 11 (34.38) | |||
Winter | 143 | 16 (50) | |||
Breed | E | 172 | 13 (40.63) | 0.40 | |
L | 189 | 19 (59.38) | |||
Age (year) | ≤1 | 266 | 19 (59.38) | 0.15 | |
>1–2 | 65 | 9 (28.13) | |||
>2 | 30 | 4 (12.50) | |||
Sex | Female | 149 | 12 (37.50) | 0.65 | |
Male | 212 | 20 (62.50) |
Statistically significant.