Table 2.
Result of the association between faecal egg counts versus potential risk factors analysis with ANOVA
| Risk factors | No positive | EPG | Log(x+1) EPG | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 95% CI | Mean ± SD | F-value | P-value | ||
| Site | ||||||
| Debre-Zeit (ML) | 252 | 760.2 | 671.5–848.8 | 2.74 ± 0.34 | 13.42 | 0.0003 |
| Debre-Birhan (HL) | 316 | 535.6 | 500.6–570.6 | 2.65 ± 0.28 | Ref | |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 207 | 594.0 | 522.9–665.1 | 2.66 ± 0.31 | Ref | |
| Female | 361 | 658.9 | 601.5–716.3 | 2.71 ± 0.31 | 2.90 | 0.0889 |
| Age | ||||||
| Young | 157 | 633.6 | 552.5–714.8 | 2.69 ± 0.32 | Ref | |
| Adult | 411 | 635.8 | 582.2–689.4 | 2.69 ± 0.31 | 0.02 | 0.8909 |
| BCS | ||||||
| Good | 267 | 459.2 | 427.7–490.7 | 2.61 ± 0.22 | Ref | |
| Medium | 176 | 483.2 | 427.8–541.6 | 2.58 ± 0.31 | 0.032 | 0.431 |
| Poor | 125 | 1225.3 | 1096.5–1354.0 | 3.02 ± 0.25 | 16.72 | 0.0000 |
| Faecal consistency | ||||||
| Normal | 270 | 366.7 | 345.3–388.1 | 2.51 ± 0.23 | Ref | |
| Soft | 229 | 685.5 | 635.5–735.6 | 2.77 ± 0.25 | 0.261 | 0.0000 |
| Diarrhea | 69 | 1518.8 | 1312.0–1725.7 | 3.12 ± 0.23 | 0.608 | 0.0000 |
| Overall | 568 | 635.2 | 590.6–679.9 | |||