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Table 5 Reported impact of weak calf or lamb 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

Weak calf or lamba

χ2

P-value

OR

95% CI

P-value

Yes

No

n

%

n

%

Milk

 High

20

8.7

90

22.0

24.6

< 0.0001*

1.113

0.668–1.855

0.680

 Medium

142

61.7

182

44.3

 Low

68

29.6

138

33.7

Meat and blood

 High

13

5.6

65

15.9

19.4

< 0.0001*

0.818

0.477–1.401

0.464

 Medium

146

63.5

200

48.8

 Low

71

30.9

145

35.3

Fat

 High

7

3.0

29

7.1

7.1

0.029*

1.462

0.501–4.261

0.487

 Medium

136

59.2

207

50.5

 Low

87

37.8

174

42.4

Infertility

 High

70

30.5

164

40.0

17.1

< 0.0001*

0.525

0.333–0.827

0.005*

 Medium

99

43.0

111

27.1

 Low

61

26.5

135

32.9

Sale value

 High

12

5.2

75

18.3

27.9

< 0.0001*

2.963

1.258–6.982

0.013*

 Medium

153

66.5

200

48.8

 Low

65

28.3

135

32.9

Dowry

 High

17

7.4

36

8.8

6.0

0.052

0.364

0.157–0.845

0.019*

 Medium

124

53.9

180

43.9

 Low

89

38.7

194

47.3

Cost of treatment

 High

80

34.8

198

48.3

24.9

< 0.0001*

0.178

0.051–0.622

0.007*

 Medium

147

63.9

185

45.1

 Low

3

1.3

27

6.6

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