Table 3.
The full model for the risk factor analysis of EZL in the four towns (n = 528).
| Risk factor | Total Sampled |
Number of Positive | Prevalence (%) | POR (95% CI) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | |||||
| Horse | 396 | 61 | 15.40 | 1.00 | |
| Mule | 132 | 5 | 3.79 | 0.10 (0.00, 2.38) | 0.156 |
| Educational status of owners | |||||
| Illiterate | 120 | 14 | 11.67 | 1.00 | |
| Primary school | 292 | 39 | 13.36 | 2.52 (0.37, 17.31) | 0.349 |
| High school/above | 116 | 13 | 11.21 | 4.79 (0.61, 37.61) | 0.136 |
| Age of animal | |||||
| ≤6Yrs | 141 | 23 | 16.31 | 1.00 | |
| >6Yrs | 387 | 43 | 11.11 | 0.77 (0.18, 3.32) | 0.724 |
| Body condition | |||||
| Poor | 190 | 25 | 13.16 | 1.00 | |
| Medium | 250 | 33 | 13.20 | 0.29 (0.06, 1.30) | 0.106 |
| Good | 88 | 8 | 9.09 | 0.88 (0.14, 5.42) | 0.889 |
| Housing | |||||
| Separate | 469 | 22 | 4.69 | 1.00 | |
| Shared | 59 | 44 | 74.58 | 34.16 (2.47, 473.36) | 0.008 |
| Preexisting wound | |||||
| No | 394 | 17 | 4.31 | 1.00 | |
| Yes | 134 | 49 | 36.57 | 7.88 (2.08, 29.77) | 0.002 |
| Sharing of Harness | |||||
| No | 461 | 17 | 3.69 | 1.00 | |
| Yes | 67 | 49 | 73.13 | 226.44 (14.04,3651.77) | 0.000 |
| Feeding/Watering | |||||
| Separate | 487 | 39 | 8.01 | 1.00 | |
| Shared | 41 | 27 | 65.85 | 0.09 (0.01, 1.33) | 0.080 |
| Grooming practice | |||||
| No | 176 | 9 | 5.11 | 1.00 | |
| Yes | 352 | 57 | 16.19 | 37.09 (2.38, 578.16) | 0.010 |
| Mingling with other cart animals | |||||
| No | 423 | 5 | 1.18 | 1.00 | |
| Yes | 105 | 61 | 58.10 | 175.18 (22.95,1337.27) | 0.000 |