Research Article

Cryptosporidium Infection and Associated Risk Factors among Cattle in the Central Region of Ghana

Table 2

Occurrence of Cryptosporidium infection in cattle by location of farm.

Farm locationNumber of samples (%)Number of positives (%)95% CI value

Agroecological zone
 Coastal savanna223 (77.7)60 (26.9)21.0-32.80.017
 Semideciduous forest64 (22.3)8 (12.5)4.2-20.8
District/municipality/metropolis
 Mfantseman64 (22.3)9 (14.1)5.3-22.8
 Cape Coast76 (26.5)46 (60.5)49.3-71.8<0.001
 Komenda Edina Eguafo Abirem83 (28.9)5 (6.0)0.8-11.3
 Abura Asebu Kwamankese64 (22.3)8 (12.5)4.2-20.8

Statistically significant at . CI: confidence interval.