Research Article
Determinants of Work-Related Risks among Veterinary Clinical Students in South West Nigeria
Table 3
Logistic regression analysis of participants’ exposure to hazards with the frequency of contact with animals.
| Animal | Hazard | Once a week | Three times | Five times | OR | 95% CI | value | OR | 95% CI | value | OR | 95% CI | value |
| Poultry | Needle prick | 1.80 | 0.51–6.31 | 0.36 | 1.25 | 0.32–4.83 | 0.75 | 4.0 | 0.80–20.02 | 0.09 | Wildlife | Head injuries | 2.69 | 0.24–30.38 | 0.42 | 6.00 | 0.35–102.01 | 0.22 | 26.00 | 2.05–329.68 | 0.01 | Laboratory animals | Bites | 1.43 | 0.51–3.99 | 0.50 | 7.09 | 1.54–32.71 | 0.01 | 2.95 | 0.50–17.52 | 0.23 | | Slip | 3.55 | 1.51–8.32 | 0.004 | 1.90 | 0.34–10.64 | 0.46 | 4.00 | 0.81–19.69 | 0.09 | Cats | Slip | 2.38 | 1.07–5.25 | 0.03 | 3.17 | 0.80–12.53 | 0.10 | 11.88 | 2.11–66.73 | 0.01 | Dogs | Scratch | 0.12 | 0.02–0.82 | 0.03 | 0.79 | 0.13–5.01 | 0.80 | 0.40 | 0.06–2.45 | 0.32 | Horse | Slip | 1.5 | 0.46–4.88 | 0.50 | 2.50 | 0.69–9.12 | 0.17 | 12.50 | 1.76–88.74 | 0.01 | | Gastrointestinal infections | 2.11 | 0.66–6.76 | 0.21 | 1.11 | 0.28–4.47 | 0.88 | 3.75 | 0.59–23.66 | 0.16 | Pigs | Needle prick | 4.37 | 0.93–20.56 | 0.06 | 9.00 | 1.70–47.60 | 0.01 | 3.00 | 0.31–28.84 | 0.34 | | Slip | 4.22 | 0.53–33.90 | 0.18 | 9.94 | 1.15–86.06 | 0.04 | 13.00 | 0.98–172.95 | 0.05& | Sheep | Needle prick | 2.39 | 0.62–9.12 | 0.20 | 5.20 | 1.29–20.94 | 0.02 | 6.67 | 0.99–45.04 | 0.05& | | Gastrointestinal infections | 2.20 | 0.46–10.57 | 0.32 | 2.30 | 0.45–11.68 | 0.32 | 10.83 | 1.37–85.44 | 0.02 | Goats | Needle prick | 7.92 | 0.98–63.83 | 0.05& | 12.00 | 1.44–99.67 | 0.02 | 36.00 | 2.69–481.21 | 0.01 |
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OR: odds ratio; CI: Confidence Interval. &Variables marginally significant; variables significant at . |