Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Faecal Shedding of Cryptosporidium Oocysts in Dogs in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria

Table 3

Odds ratio and 95% confidence interval on effect of diarrhoea on the prevalence of Cryptosporidium infection in dogs using MAF and ELISA in the FCT, Abuja.

Diarrhoea	Number examined	Number positive	Specific rate (%)	Odds ratio (OR)	95% confidence interval on OR
MAF
Present	33	8	24.24	1.00
Absent	243	7	2.88	10.79	3.21–36.74
ELISA
Present	33	10	30.30	1.00
Absent	243	41	16.87	2.14	0.88–5.16

Note: Ref refers to reference category.