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Table 4 Reported impact of swollen testes on socio-economic status

From: Socio-economic impacts of brucellosis on livestock production and reproduction performance in Koibatek and Marigat regions, Baringo County, Kenya

Variables

Swollen testesa

χ2

P-value

OR

95% CI

P-value

Yes

No

n

%

n

%

Milk

 High

14

8.8

96

20.0

11.3

0.004*

1.688

0.964–2.957

0.670

 Medium

93

58.5

231

48.0

 Low

52

32.7

154

32.0

Meat and blood

 High

8

5.0

70

14.6

12.7

0.002*

0.942

0.525–1.689

0.841

 Medium

101

63.5

245

50.9

 Low

50

31.4

166

34.5

Fat

 High

2

1.3

34

7.1

9.3

0.100

0.730

0.435–1.225

0.233

 Medium

96

60.4

247

51.4

 Low

61

38.4

200

41.6

Infertility

 High

40

25.2

194

40.3

11.9

0.003*

   

 Medium

62

39.0

148

30.8

  

1.046

0.644–1.696

0.857

 Low

57

35.8

139

28.9

Sale value

 High

9

5.7

78

16.2

23.8

< 0.0001*

0.641

0.365–1.125

0.122

 Medium

113

71.1

240

49.9

 Low

37

23.3

163

33.9

Dowry

 High

2

1.3

51

10.6

15.4

< 0.0001*

5.351

1.159–24.706

0.032*

 Medium

88

55.3

216

44.9

 Low

69

43.4

214

44.5

Cost of treatment

 High

52

32.7

226

47.0

21.9

< 0.0001*

0.078

0.010–0.598

0.014*

 Medium

106

66.7

226

47.0

 Low

1

0.6

29

6.0

  1. aPearson Chi-square. *Statistically significant at P ≤ 0.05. OR odds ratio, 95% CI 95% Confidence Interval. OR generated through logistic regression analyses