Table 5.
Seroprevalence of Trichinella spiralis and predictor variables among pigs.
| Trichinella spp. | Negative | Positive | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Col (%) | Row (%) | N | Col (%) | Row (%) | N | Col (%) | Row (%) | Prevalence | |
| Municipality | ||||||||||
| AMA | 58 | 24.8 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 23.7 | 100 | 0.0 |
| Bawku West | 9 | 3.8 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3.7 | 100 | 0.0 |
| Bolgatanga | 126 | 53.8 | 92 | 11 | 100 | 8 | 137 | 55.9 | 100 | 8.0 |
| Navrongo | 3 | 1.3 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.2 | 100 | 0.0 |
| LEKMA | 22 | 9.4 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 100 | 0.0 |
| Weija-Gbawe | 16 | 6.8 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6.5 | 100 | 0.0 |
| Total | 234 | 100 | 95.5 | 11 | 100 | 4.5 | 245 | 100 | 100 | 4.5 |
| Pearson′s Chi2 (5) = 9.0792; p = 0.106 | ||||||||||
| Pig management system | ||||||||||
| Confined | 22 | 9.4 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 100 | 0.0 |
| Free-ranged | 212 | 90.6 | 95.1 | 11 | 100 | 4.9 | 223 | 91 | 100 | 4.9 |
| Total | 234 | 100 | 95.5 | 11 | 100 | 4.5 | 245 | 100 | 100 | 4.5 |
| Pearson′s Chi2 (1) = 1.1362; p = 0.286 | ||||||||||