Geographic distribution of non-clinical Theileria parva infection among indigenous cattle populations in contrasting agro-ecological zones of Uganda: implications for control strategies

Table 3 Results of multivariate regression for the distribution and risk of non-clinical T. parva infection by age, sex and breed

Study population attributes	n = 925	Number of positives by nested PCR	Prevalence (%) 95% CI	Odds ratio (OR)	p-value
a) Age
7-24	70	25	36	Ref
25-36	83	46	30 (0.29 - 1.29)	0.71	0.24
37 - 72	332	94	28 (0.4 - 1.28)	0.61	0.21
73 - 192	440	108	25 (0.33 – 1.04)	0.59	0.05*
b) Gender
Female	801	216	27	Ref
Male	124	32	26 (0.68 – 1.69)	1.06	0.82
c) Breed type
EASZ	465	96	21	Ref
Ankole	410	143	35 (1.5 – 2.8)	2.06	0.000**
Nganda	50	9	18 (0.34 – 1.84)	0.84	0.85

EASZ - East African shorthorn Zebu, *significant **Highly significant in relation to reference (Ref. = reference, p ≤ 0.05).

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