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

Table 7

Factors associated with the prevalence of Cryptosporidium infection in dogs within sampled households in the FCT, Abuja.

Variable	Frequency (%)	Number of ELISA positive samples (%)	Chi-square	value & df
			Close contact to dogs
Yes	162 (58.7)	23
No	114 (41.3)	28	4.771	0.029; 1
Knowledge about dogs harbouring organisms that can infect humans
Yes	103 (37.3)	15
No	173 (62.7)	36	1.672	0.196; 1
Housing of dogs within premises
Specially constructed house/cage	181 (65.6)	32
In-house passage way	48 (17.4)	7
Anywhere in the premises	47 (17.0)	12	2.112	0.348; 2
Total	276