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

Table 6

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

Confinement	Number examined	Number positive	Specific rate (%)	Odds ratio (OR)	95% confidence interval on OR
MAF
Yes	201	8	3.98	1.00
No	75	7	9.33	0.40	0.13–1.29
ELISA
Yes	201	29	14.42	1.00
No	75	22	29.33	0.41	0.21–0.80

Note: Ref refers to reference category.