Identification and Prevalence of Ixodid Ticks of Cattle in case of Haramaya Eastern Hararghe, Ethiopia

Table 1

Prevalence of tick infestation with respect to sex, age, body condition, and origin of cattle.

Risk factor		Examined cattle	Positive cattle	Prevalence (%)	OR	value	95% CI
							LB	UB
Sex	Male	178	71	39.4	1.3	0.025	1.06	2.6
	Female	175	50	28.6	0.8		0.7	0.9
Age	Young	39	4	10.26	0.2	0.002	0.06	0.54
	Adult	79	28	35.44	0.9	0.699	0.53	1.5
	Old ref
Body condition	Moderate	132	51	38.63	0.7	0.159	0.37	1.2
	Good	145	30	20.69	0.4	0.002	0.2	0.7
	Poor as ref
Origin	HU	140	56	40	0.7	0.04	0.6	1.1
	HC	213	65	30.5	1.1		0.9	1.4

OR, odd ratio; UB, upper boundary; LB, lower boundary; CI, confidence interval; HU, Haramaya University; and HC, Haramaya clinic. ^∗∗Reference variable.