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

Table 4

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

Sex	Number examined	Number positive	Specific rate (%)	Odds ratio (OR)	95% confidence interval on OR
MAF
Male	181	12	6.63	1.00
Female	95	3	3.16	2.18	0.55–9.99
ELISA
Male	181	32	17.68	1.00
Female	95	19	20.00	0.86	0.44–1.69

Note: Ref refers to reference category.