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Table 2 Seroprevalence of Brucella infection among abattoir workers in Kampala and Mbarara districts in different strata (n = 232)

From: Survey of Brucellainfection and malaria among Abattoir workers in Kampala and Mbarara Districts, Uganda

Variable

(n = 232, %)

+ve Kampala (161, %)

+ve Mbarara (71, %)

Overall

24 (10)

19 (12)

5 (7)

Sex         Male

18 (8)

13 (8)

5(7)

          Female

6 (3)

6 (4)

0 (0)

Age         20 and below

1 (1)

1 (1)

0 (0)

          21 – 30

6 (4)

6 (4)

3 (3)

          31 – 40

8 (5)

8 (5)

0 (0)

          41 – 50

3 (2)

3 (2)

2 (3)

          Above 50

1 (1)

1 (1)

0 (0)

Education      None

3 (1)

2 (1)

1 (1)

          Primary

7 (3)

5 (3)

2 (3)

          Secondary

13 (6)

12 (8)

1 (1)

          Tertiary

1 (1)

0 (0)

1 (1)

Religion       Catholic

7 (3)

5 (3)

2 (3)

           Protestant

4 (2)

3 (2)

1 (1)

           Muslim

13 (6)

11 (7)

2 (3)

           Born again

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

           SDA

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Marital        Single

6 (3)

4 (3)

2 (3)

status        Married

17 (7)

14 (9)

3 (4)

           Separated

1 (1)

1 (1)

0 (0)

           Divorced

 

0 (0)

0 (0)

Keep         No

8 (3)

2 (1)

4 (6)

animals        Yes

16 (7)

17 (11)

1 (1)

Malaria        No

23 (10)

2 (1)

0 (0)

in past 3       Yes

1(1)

17 (7)

5 (7)

Months

   

Raw milk       No

8 (3)

6 (4)

2 (3)

/products       Yes

16 (7)

13 (8)

3 (4)

           No

21 (9)

18 (11)

5 (7)

Protective gear    Yes

3 (2)

1 (1)

0 (0)

Brucellosis      No

6 (3)

3 (2)

3 (4)

(past 2 years)     Yes

18 (8)

16 (10)

2 (3)