Table 3 Association of socio-demographic factors and study districts with seroprevalence rate of VL

Study area

Gode

38 (12.7)

13.021

 < 0.0001*

6 (2.0)

6.589

0.010

Adadle

19 (31.1)

5 (8.2)

Sex

Female

35 (17.2)

0.660

0.417

7 (3.4)

0.234

0.628

Male

22 (14.0)

4 (2.5)

Age group

0–14

28 (20.4)

4.097

0.251

6 (4.4)

1.683

0.641

15–29

15 (14.3)

3 (2.9)

30–44

8 (10.5)

1 (1.3)

 > 44

6 (14.0)

1 (2.3)

Occupation

Farmer

19 (16.1)

8.353

0.079

4 (3.4)

2.432

0.657

House worker/wife

4 (6.5)

1 (1.6)

Student/cattle keeper

30 (21.3)

6 (4.3)

Employed

1 (7.7)

0 (0)

Private

3 (11.1)

0 (0)

House type (wall)

Mud/wood

39 (15.1)

0.526

0.769

10 (3.9)

2.253

0.324

Mud/stone

12 (18.8)

1 (1.6)

Wood

6 (15.8)

0 (0)

Sleeping outdoors

Yes

40 (20.8)

7.847

0.005

6 (3.1)

0.008

0.927

No

17 (10.1)

5 (3.0)

Domestic animal

Yes

54 (19.4)

11.743

0.001*

10 (3.6)

1.200

0.273

No

3 (3.7)

1 (1.2)

Acacia tree

Yes

47 (28.8)

38.043

 < 0.0001*

7 (4.3)

1.565

0.211

No

10 (5.1)

4 (2.0)

Termite mounds

Yes

44 (34.6)

52.393

 < 0.0001*

5 (3.9)

0.525

0.469

No

13 (5.6)

6 (2.6)