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Table 4 Parametric prevalence of trypanosome infection based on sex, age, breed, animal residency, origin, disease history and treatment history (June 2019)

From: Molecular identification and prevalence of trypanosomes in cattle distributed within the Jebba axis of the River Niger, Kwara state, Nigeria

Category

Subcategory

No. of cattle screened

No. of trypanosome infections

Prevalence (%)

X2

P-value

Sex

Male

165

2

1.2

3.133

0.077

 

Female

233

10

4.3

  
 

Total

398

12

3.0

  

Age (years)

 ≤ 1

70

7

10.0

14.172

0.000

 

 > 1

328

5

1.5

  
 

Total

398

12

3.0

  

Breed

W.F.

214

8

3.7

1.172

0.760

 

S.G.

130

3

2.3

  
 

R.B.

36

1

2.8

  
 

MUT

18

0

0.0

  
 

Total

398

12

3.0

  

Animal residency (years)

 ≤ 3

126

4

3.2

0.016

0.899

 

 > 3

272

8

2.9

  
 

Total

398

12

3.0

  

Animal origin

Sentinel

174

4

2.3

0.542

0.461

 

Transhumance

224

8

3.6

  
 

Total

398

12

3.0

  

Disease history

History

148

6

4.1

0.870

0.351

 

No history

250

6

2.4

  
 

Total

398

12

3.0

  

Treatment history

History

366

11

3.0

0.001

0.970

 

No history

32

1

3.1

  
 

Total

398

12

3.0

  
  1. WF White Fulani, RB Red Bororo, SK Sokoto Gudali, MUT Muturu. χ2 = Chi-square test of association was carried out at a 95% confidence interval