Brucellosis in Camels and Humans: Seroprevalence and Associated Risk Factors in Amibara District of Afar Region, Ethiopia

Table 7

Association of knowledge and practice of the camel owners with Brucella seropositivity.

Variables	Respondents	Positive animals owned	Positive respondents	Fisher’s value	value
	n (%)	(%)	n (%)
Do you drink raw milk?				—	1
Yes	110 (91.7)	12 (2.79)	4 (3.63)
No	10 (8.3)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Do you consume raw meat?				—	0.572
Yes	27 (22.5)	3 (0.69)	1 (3.7)
No	94 (78.33)	9 (2.08)	3 (3.2)
Do you know zoonotic diseases?				—	0.318
Yes	34 (28.33)	8 (1.85)	2 (5.88)
No	86 (71.67)	4 (0.93)	2 (2.32)
Do you know brucellosis?				—	1
Yes	12 (10)	2 (0.46)	0 (0.0)
No	108 (90)	10 (2.32)	4 (3.7)
Do you use PG during handling dystocia case?				—	≤0.05
Yes	12 (10)	2 (0.46)	2 (16.67)
No	108 (90)	10 (2.32)	2 (1.85)
How do you shelter camels?				9.08^b	≤0.03
All separately	82 (68.33)	10 (2.32)	1 (1.22)
All sheltered together	2 (1.67)	0 (0.0)	1 (50)
Some sheltered together	24 (20)	2 (0.46)	2 (8.33)
No idea	12 (10)	0 (0)	0 (0)

CAHWs: community-based animal health workers; ^bFisher’s exact test value; ^a chi-square value; significant.