Research Article
Fish Husbandry Practices and Water Quality in Central Kenya: Potential Risk Factors for Fish Mortality and Infectious Diseases
Table 1
Odds ratio for fish mortality against some farm practices.
| Risk factor | χ2 (df = 1) | | Cramer’s V | Odds ratio |
| Use of livestock manure for pond fertilization | 0.227a | 0.634 | 0.064 | 1.500 | Overstocked fishponds | 0.094a | 0.759 | 0.034 | 1.168 | Feeding fish on homemade ration (livestock feeds and weeds) | 0.045a | 0.832 | 0.024 | 1.128 | Sharing fishing nets and other equipment with other farmers | 0.026a | 0.873 | 0.017 | 1.088 | Occurrence of floods | 0.001a | 0.978 | 0.003 | 1.018 |
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aInsignificant associations ( χ2 (df = 1), ). |