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Table 3 Animal level Logistic regression analysis of predictors of T. gondii infection in Camels as detected by DAT

From: First report of Toxoplasma gondii in camels (Camelus dromedarius) in Ethiopia: bioassay and seroepidemiological investigation

Variable

Category

No. of positive/tested (%)

Univariable

Multivariable

OR (95% CI)

P

OR (95% CI)

P

PA

Galcha

11/35 (31.43)

1

 

1

-

 

Tuttuti

86/211 (40.75)

1.5 (0.58-3.88)

0.402

1.55 (0.60-3.99)

0.367

 

Saraweba

17/38 (44.74)

1.77 (0.45-6.97)

0.417

1.5 (0.63-3.58)

0.357

 

Garafafate

5/10 (50)

2.18 (0.87-5.45)

0.095

0.6 3 (0.17-2.33)

0.487

 

Turo

17/29 (58.62)

3.1 (.77-12.34)

0.110

1.06 (.23-4.94)

0.940

 

Ilala

51/62 (82.26)

10.11 (4.3-24.21)

<0.001

10.8 (4.83-24.17)

<0.001

Sex

Female

100/209 (47.85)

1

   
 

Male

87/176 (49.43)

1.06 (0.70-1.62)

0.767

  

Age

≤4 yrs

37/108 (34.26)

1

 

1

-

 

4-8 yrs

98/185 (52.97)

2.16 (1.28-3.64)

0.004

1.73 (0.99-3.02)

0.053

 

>8 yrs

52/92( 56.52)

2.49 (1.34-4.65)

0.004

1.88 (1.05-3.37)

0.033

Ps1

Pastoral

148/308 (48.05)

1

   
 

Agro-pastoral

39/77 (50.65)

1.12 (0.46-2.64)

0.814

  

Cat

No

173/305 (43.28)

1

 

1

-

 

Yes

55/80 (68.75)

2.88 (1.28-6.47)

0.010

4.16 (1.49-11.61)

0.006

Wf2

No

18/80 (22.5)

1

 

1

-

 

Yes

169/305 (55.41)

4.28 (2.40-7.63)

<0.001

2.04 (0.86-4.83)

0.104

Abortion

No

90/198 (45.45)

1

 

1

-

 

Yes

10/11 (90.91)

12.0 (1.25-114.96)

0.031

9.23 (0.8-107.05)

0.075

Hs3

Small

39/85 (45.88)

1

   
 

Medium

98/173 (56.65)

1.54 (0.59-4.01)

0.376

  
 

Large

50/127 (39.37)

0.76 (0.26-2.29)

0.633

  
  1. 1Production system, 2Wild felids, 3Herd size.