Table 4 Binary logistic regression estimation of risk factors associated with the prevalence of paratuberculosis in six districts of Uganda
Dependent variable: MAP infection status | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Covariates | Odds ratio | Std. Err. | Z | P -value | 95% CI |
Breeding service | |||||
 Bull used only on farm | 1.000 |  |  |  |  |
 Bull is shared | 1.577 | 0.703 | 1.02 | 0.306 | 0.659, 3.778 |
 Artificial Insemination | 2.797 | 2.232 | 1.29 | 0.198 | 0.659, 3.778 |
 Artificial Insemination & Bull | 1.383 | 0.622 | 0.72 | 0.471 | 0.573, 3.41 |
Manure handling | |||||
 Taken to plantation | 1.000 |  |  |  |  |
 Used in plantation or sold | 0.496 | 0.245 | −1.420 | 0.156 | 0.188, 1.307 |
 Left on the farm/pasture | 1.027 | 0.269 | 0.100 | 0.918 | 0.615, 1.716 |
New stock introduced | |||||
 No | 1.000 |  |  |  |  |
 Yes | 1.172 | 0.307 | 0.600 | 0.546 | 0.700, 1.960 |
Length of dry season | |||||
 No or short dry spell | 1.000 |  |  |  |  |
 Long dry spell | 1.604 | 0.373 | 2.030 | 0.042 | 1.017, 2.531 |
Tree shade density | |||||
 Heavy canopy | 1.000 |  |  |  |  |
 Intermediate | 1.492 | 1.134 | 0.530 | 0.599 | 0.336, 6.619 |
 Sparse | 1.893 | 1.422 | 0.850 | 0.395 | 0.434, 8.252 |
Water logging | |||||
 No | 1.000 |  |  |  |  |
 Yes | 1.027 | 0.268 | 0.100 | 0.918 | 0.616, 1.714 |