Table 3. Scores allocated per risk factor for contracting brucellosis by pastoralists in Kajiado.
| Sub-county |
Category
of system |
Name of
group |
Drinking
Unpasteurized milk |
Eating
Raw meat |
Drinking
Raw blood |
Handling birth products
without gloves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kajiado central | Rural | Lorngosua | ++++ | +++ | +++ | +++++ |
| Rural | Ilpatimaro | +++++ | ++++ | ++++ | +++++ | |
| Rural | Meto | +++++ | ++++ | ++++ | +++++ | |
| Rural | Kumpa | +++++ | +++ | ++++ | +++++ | |
| Kajiado east | Peri-urban | Sholinke | ++ | + | + | ++ |
| Peri- urban | Kitengela | ++ | + | + | ++ | |
| Peri –urban | Olturoto | +++ | +++ | ++ | ++++ | |
| Peri- urban | Kisaju | +++ | ++ | ++ | +++ | |
| Total scores for rural households | 19 | 14 | 15 | 20 | ||
| Total scores for peri-urban households | 10 | 7 | 6 | 11 | ||
Key: +++++ = high risk score; ++++ = medium risk score; +++ = low risk score; ++ = very low risk score; + = negligible risk score