Investigation of Strongyle Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors in Horses in and around Alage District, Ethiopia

Table 3

Risk linked potential risk factors associated to Strongylosis.

Factor	No. of examined horses	No. of positive horses	Prevalence	OR	95% CI lower-upper	value
Kebele
Naka	128	82	64.1	0.65	0.36-1.15	0.138
Dilbato	128	87	68.0	0.91	0.52-1.62	0.758
Koricho	128	89	69.5	Ref.
Sex
Male	307	209	68.1	0.86	0.48-1.52	0.603
Female	77	49	63.6	Ref.
Age
Young	141	119	84.4	4.66	2.22-9.76	0.000
Adult	191	112	58.6	1.17	0.62-2.24	0.627
Old	52	27	51.9	Ref.
Body condition
Poor	80	8	90.0	9.63	3.77-24.63	0.000
Medium	258	91	63.2	1.93	1.03-3.60	0.039
Good	57	27	52.6	Ref.

OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; Ref.: reference.