Research Article
Epidemiology of Avian Tuberculosis in Selected Districts of Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Table 2
Univariable logistic regression output of host-related and environmental risk factors and their odds of exposure of chickens to avian tuberculosis.
| Variables | Categories | Percent of chickens tested, % (N) | Percent positive, % (N) | Odds ratio | value | 95% confidence interval |
| Breed | Local | 70.7 (193) | 14.5 (28) | 1 | | | Exotic | 26.7 (73) | 1.4 (1) | 0.08 | 0.013 | [0.01, 0.61] | Cross | 2.6 (7) | 28.6 (2) | 2.36 | 0.319 | [0.44, 12.75] |
| Sex | Male | 15.4 (42) | 6.5 (2) | 1 | | | Female | 84.6 (231) | 93.5 (29) | 2.87 | 0.160 | [0.66, 12.5] |
| Altitude | Highland | 32.2 (88) | 19.4 (6) | 1 | | | Midland | 35.6 (97) | 41.9 (13) | 2.12 | 0.148 | [0.77, 5.83] | Lowland | 32.2 (88) | 38.7 (12) | 2.16 | 0.143 | [0.77, 6.04] |
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