Table 1.
Univariable logistic regression analysis of sheep GIT nematodes prevalence versus risk factors
| Risk factors | Level of factor | No examine | No positive (%) | 95% CI | Univariable | Multivariable | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | OR 95% CI | P-Value | OR | P-Value | |||||
| Study area | Debre-Zeit (ML) | 300 | 252 (84%) | 79.4–87.7 | 1.13 | 0.75–1.69 | 0.555 | – | – |
| Debre-Birhan (HL) | 384 | 316 (82.3%) | 78.1–85.8 | Ref | – | – | – | ||
| Sex | Male | 254 | 207 (81.5%) | 76.2–85.8 | Ref | ||||
| Female | 430 | 361 (84.0%) | 80.2–87.1 | 1.19 | 0.78–1.79 | 0.408 | – | – | |
| Age | Young | 190 | 83 (82.6%) | 82.5–87.4 | Ref | – | – | ||
| Adult | 494 | 169 (83.2%) | 79.6–86.3 | 1.04 | 0.67–1.62 | 0.860 | – | – | |
| BCS | Good | 321 | 267 (83.2%) | 78.7–86.9 | 1.66 | 1.09–2.51 | 0.017 | 0.57 | 0.057 |
| Medium | 235 | 176 (74.9%) | 68.9–80.0 | Ref | – | ||||
| Poor | 128 | 125 (97.7%) | 92.9–99.2 | 13.43 | 4.28–45.57 | 0.000 | 1.91 | 0.011 | |
| Faecal consistency | Normal | 373 | 270 (72.4%) | 67.6–76.7 | Ref | Ref | |||
| Soft | 242 | 229 (94.6%) | 91.0–96.9 | 6.72 | 3.68–12.28 | 0.000 | 6.04 | 0.000 | |
| Diarrhea | 69 | 69 (100%)* | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Overall | 684 | 568 (83.0%) | |||||||
* = 100% infected and hence, omitted