TABLE 5: Univariate association analysis of variables relating to risk factors associated with seropositivity of dogs for Leishmania exposure and with their owners’ knowledge about the disease (N = 250 dogs) in the “Cinturão Verde” area. Ilha Solteira, SP, 2014.

Variables	Category	Positive	Negative	Proportion	OR	95% CI	P-value
Ever heard of the disease?	No	23	45	(0.27)	1.06	0.56-1.99	0.8331
	Yes	59	123	(0.728)	1.0
Do you know how it is acquired?	No	61	121	(0.73)	1.13	0.59-2.18	0.6930
	Yes	21	47	(0.27)	1.0
Do you know that it can attack humans?	No	57	95	(0.61)	1.74	0.96-3.21	0.04869*
	Yes	25	73	(0.40)	1.0
Do you know about the role of dogs in its transmission?	No	36	119	(0.62)	1.36	0.772-2.67	0.3172
	Yes	19	49	(0.27)	1.0
Do you know about the role of the vector?	No	59	102	(0.64)	1.67	0.90-3.09	0.08149
	Yes	23	66	(0.37)	1.0

Note: *chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test (significance p ≤ 0.05). OR: odds ratio; 95%, CI: 95% confidence interval.