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Table 4 Multiple logistic GEE model analysis of variables associated with Schistosoma bovis and Fasciola gigantica infection among farm cattle, adjusted for potential correlation within farms in a cross-sectional survey carried out in Côte d’Ivoire in August 2018

From: Prevalence and distribution of livestock schistosomiasis and fascioliasis in Côte d’Ivoire: results from a cross-sectional survey

Trait

N

Schistosoma bovis

Fasciola gigantica

Infected

npos (%)

Multiple OR

95% CI

Infected

npos (%)

Multiple OR

95% CI

Sex

 Female

563

2 (0.4)

  

173 (30.7)

  

 Male

172

3 (1.7)

4.3

0.7–26.9

44 (25.6)

1.1

0.8–1.7

Age (years)

 1–3

150

2 (1.3)

  

33 (22.0)

  

  ≥ 4

585

3 (0.5)

0.6

0.2–2.3

184 (31.5)

1.7

1.0–2.9

Breed

 Taurin x Zébu

587

4 (0.7)

  

183 (31.2)

  

 Taurin

37

0 (0.0)

ND

ND

10 (27.0)

0.8

0.3–2.5

 Zébu

111

1 (0.9)

ND

ND

24 (21.6)

0.6

0.3–1.0

  1. N Investigated animals, npos Number of infected animals, CI Confidence interval, ND Not determined because of low number of infected individuals in several categories, OR Odds ratio