Table 5.

Test of association and multivariable logistic regression analyses of knowledge and experience regarding human brucellosis infection and animal vaccination amongst veterinary personnel in Punjab, India during 2015.

	Number of participants	Likely n (%)	Univariable analysis/ test of association		Multivariable analyses		Model adjustment⁎
			OR (95%CI)	P value	Adjusted OR (95%CI)	P value
Q. Are you aware of the signs and symptoms of brucellosis?
Animal Handler	93	38 (40.9)	0.06 (0.02–0.15)	<0.001	0.05 (0.02–0.14)	<0.001	Adjusted for tehsil and experience
Para-veterinarians	130	117 (90.0)	0.7 (0.2–2.1)		0.6 (0.2–1.9)
Veterinarian	67	62 (92.5)	Ref		Ref
Q. Have you ever been tested for brucellosis?
Animal Handler	93	20 (21.1)	0.1 (0.07–0.3)	<0.001	0.1 (0.03–0.2)	<0.001	Adjusted for age, gender and tehsil
Para-veterinarians	130	75 (57.7)	0.8 (0.4–1.4)		0.5 (0.2–1.0)
Veterinarian	67	43 (64.2)	Ref		Ref
Q. Do you know that vaccine for brucellosis is available for cattle?
Animal Handler	94	69 (73.4)	0.1 (0.04–0.4)	<0.001	0.07 (0.01–0.3)	<0.001	Adjusted for gender
Para-veterinarians	132	118 (89.4)	0.4 (0.1–1.4)		0.2 (0.04–0.9)
Veterinarian	66	64 (95.5)	Ref		Ref
Q. Do you recommend animal owners to vaccinate their animals against brucellosis?
Animal Handler	94	72 (76.6)	0.1 (0.02–0.3)	<0.001	0.1 (0.02–0.3)	<0.001	Adjusted for age and tehsil
Para-veterinarians	132	128 (84.0)	Ref		Ref
Veterinarian	66	66 (100.0)	–		–
Q. Have you ever vaccinated females calves against brucellosis?
Animal Handler	95	38 (40)	0.2 (0.1–0.4)	<0.001	0.2 (0.1–0.4)	<0.001	Adjusted for tehsil
Para-veterinarians	131	110 (84.0)	1.6 (0.8–3.4)		1.8 (0.9–3.9)
Veterinarian	67	51 (76.1)	Ref		Ref

^⁎The association was individually tested for each demographic predictor and only the factors that yielded p value of ≤ 0.25 were adjusted in the final model for association of the occupation with the response variable.