Seroprevalence of and risk factors for Q fever in dairy and slaughterhouse cattle of Jimma town, South Western Ethiopia

Table 2 Results of final best fitting multivariable mixed effect generalized linear model for the probability of C. burnetii seropositivity in dairy cattle (n = 227) in Jimma, Ethiopia

Variables	Category	No tested	Prevalence (%)	95%CI		OR(95% CI)^a	P- value
Variables	Category	No tested	Prevalence (%)	Lower	Upper	OR(95% CI)^a	P- value
Age^b	In years	227	14 (6.17)	3.41	10.13	1.51 (1.30,1.75)	0.000
Tick infest	No (Ref)	123	7(5.69)	2.32	11.37	1	0.027
	Yes	104	7(6.73)	3.30	13.25	0.07(0.01, 0.74)
Management system	Intensive	129	6(4.65)	1.73	9.85	1	0.047
	Semi-intensive	98	8(8.16)	3.59	15.45	8.08(1.03,63.68)
Presence nuisance animals (dog, cat, mice…)	No	70	3(4.29)	0.89	12.02	1	0.120
Presence nuisance animals (dog, cat, mice…)	Yes	157	11(7.01)	3.55	12.19	5.65(0.64,50.23)
Parity	Heifer (ref)	65	2(3.08)	0.37	10.68	1
	Perimiparous	42	3(7.14)	1.50	19.48	0.56(0.07, 4.39)	0.580
	Multiparous	116	6(5.17)	2.39	10.83	0.45(0.11, 1.88)	0.272

Legend: Ref. Reference, OR Odds Ratio, CI Confidence Interval, ^aAdjusted for random effect of farm, ^bAge was measured in years

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