Prevalence, Etiology, and Risk Factors of Mastitis in Dairy Cattle in Embu and Kajiado Counties, Kenya

Table 5

Multivariable logistic regression analysis between different risk factors and cow-level mastitis (defined as culture positive) in 395 dairy cows in Embu and Kajiado counties.

Variable	Category (yes/no)	OR	95% CI		value
			Lower	Upper
Milking mastitic cows last	Yes	1
	No	2.264	1.645	4.314	0.002
Towel for each cow	Yes	1
	No	2.491	1.57	3.954	0.033
Use of teat dips	Yes	1
	No	2.227	1.213	4.09	0.368
History of mastitis	No	1
	Yes	1.717	1.061	2.78	0.046
Test for mastitis	No	1
	Yes	1.641	1.005	2.68	0.11
Washing hands between milkings	Yes	1
	No	2.161	1.365	3.419	0.641
County	Kajiado	1
	Embu	1.656	1.044	2.626	0.817

Factors statistically significant at ; OR = odds ratio; CI: confidence interval.