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Table 4 Summary of variables included in the final multivariable logistic regression model. AIC: 102.1 as compared to 109.2 for the preliminary main effect model. Pearson goodness-of-fit: P = 0.748

From: Distribution of ticks infesting ruminants and risk factors associated with high tick prevalence in livestock farms in the semi-arid and arid agro-ecological zones of Pakistan

Variable

Response categories

Coefficient

Odds ratio

95% CI

P-value

Housing type

Open

 

1

  

Traditional rural

2.6

13.1

2.4–118.0

0.007

Feeding method

Stall feeding

 

1

  

Grazing

2.5

12.6

2.9–96.4

0.003

Use of acaricide(s)

Yes

 

1

  

No

2.0

7.5

2.4–26.7

< 0.001

Rural poultry

Present

 

1

  

Absent

1.5

4.4

1.6–13.0

0.006

  1. Abbreviation: CI Confidence interval