Table 7.
Factors influencing misuse of antibiotics among small-scale poultry farmers in Enugu State.
| Variable | B | S.E. | Wald | df | Sig. | Exp(B) | 95% C.I.for EXP(B) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower | Upper | |||||||
| Age | -0.052 | 0.037 | 1.940 | 1 | 0.164 | 0.949 | 0.882 | 1.021 |
| Years in School | -0.022 | 0.057 | 0.145 | 1 | 0.703 | 0.979 | 0.875 | 1.094 |
| Farming Experience | 0.097 | 0.062 | 2.439 | 1 | 0.118 | 1.102 | 0.976 | 1.244 |
| Gender(1) | 0.070 | 0.648 | 0.012 | 1 | 0.915 | 1.072 | 0.301 | 3.819 |
| GKABU(1) | 1.438 | 0.719 | 4.003 | 1 | 0.045 | 4.211 | 1.030 | 17.222 |
| GKABR(1) | 1.510 | 0.637 | 5.612 | 1 | 0.018 | 4.527 | 1.298 | 15.791 |
| Constant | -1.858 | 1.591 | 1.363 | 1 | 0.243 | 0.156 | ||
Nagelkerke R2 = 25.9%.
B = Regression coefficient; S.E. standard error; Exp(B) = exponentiated coefficient = Odds ratio (OR); C.I. = Confidence interval; GKABU = Good knowledge of antibiotic use; GKABR = Good knowledge of antibiotic resistance; YrsSch = Years spent in school; FarmExp = Farming experience.