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Table 3 Multivariable analysis of risk factors for occurrence of brucellosis among human participants

From: Human brucellosis: sero-prevalence and associated risk factors in agro-pastoral communities of Kiboga District, Central Uganda

Variable

Adjusted OR

p-values

95 % CI

Residence

   

  Urban

1

  

  Rural

3.16

0.02

1.16, 8.56

Marital status

   

  Married

1

  

  Single

2.44

0.04

1.05, 5.68

  Widowed

2.93

0.09

.85, 10.16

  Divorced

0.45

0.32

0.09, 2.18

Exposure to animals at home

   

  No

1

  

  Yes

1.4

0.42

0.63, 3.12

Slaughter

   

  No

1

  

  Yes

1.46

0.55

0.42, 5.04

Processing Milk Products

   

  No

1

  

  Yes

1.26

0.60

0.53, 3.02

Consume locally processed milk products

   

  No

1

  

  Yes

2.54

0.03

1.12, 5.78

Assist animals giving births

   

  No

1

  

  Yes

1.56

0.45

0.50, 4.89

Drinking animal’s urine

   

  No

1

  

  Yes

1.11

0.91

0.19, 6.48

Sharing water points with animals

   

  No

1

  

  Yes

1.89

0.35

0.50, 7.11

  1. Number of observations = 235; Hosmer and Lemeshow goodness-of-fit test, p = 0.23