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. 2020 Aug 1;2020:2780378. doi: 10.1155/2020/2780378

Table 3.

Logistic regression analysis of participants' exposure to hazards with the frequency of contact with animals.

Animal Hazard Once a week Three times Five times
OR 95% CI p value OR 95% CI p value OR 95% CI p value
Poultry Needle prick 1.80 0.51–6.31 0.36 1.25 0.32–4.83 0.75 4.0 0.80–20.02 0.09
Wildlife Head injuries 2.69 0.24–30.38 0.42 6.00 0.35–102.01 0.22 26.00 2.05–329.68 0.01
Laboratory animals Bites 1.43 0.51–3.99 0.50 7.09 1.54–32.71 0.01 2.95 0.50–17.52 0.23
Slip 3.55 1.51–8.32 0.004 1.90 0.34–10.64 0.46 4.00 0.81–19.69 0.09
Cats Slip 2.38 1.07–5.25 0.03 3.17 0.80–12.53 0.10 11.88 2.11–66.73 0.01
Dogs Scratch 0.12 0.02–0.82 0.03 0.79 0.13–5.01 0.80 0.40 0.06–2.45 0.32
Horse Slip 1.5 0.46–4.88 0.50 2.50 0.69–9.12 0.17 12.50 1.76–88.74 0.01
Gastrointestinal infections 2.11 0.66–6.76 0.21 1.11 0.28–4.47 0.88 3.75 0.59–23.66 0.16
Pigs Needle prick 4.37 0.93–20.56 0.06 9.00 1.70–47.60 0.01 3.00 0.31–28.84 0.34
Slip 4.22 0.53–33.90 0.18 9.94 1.15–86.06 0.04 13.00 0.98–172.95 0.05&
Sheep Needle prick 2.39 0.62–9.12 0.20 5.20 1.29–20.94 0.02 6.67 0.99–45.04 0.05&
Gastrointestinal infections 2.20 0.46–10.57 0.32 2.30 0.45–11.68 0.32 10.83 1.37–85.44 0.02
Goats Needle prick 7.92 0.98–63.83 0.05& 12.00 1.44–99.67 0.02 36.00 2.69–481.21 0.01

OR: odds ratio; CI: Confidence Interval. &Variables marginally significant; variables significant at p ≤ 0.05.