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Table 3 Comparison of demographic characteristics and practices that promote brucellosis infection between nomadic pastoralists and mixed farmers, 2012–2013

From: Comparison of knowledge, attitude, and practices of animal and human brucellosis between nomadic pastoralists and non-pastoralists in Kenya

Variable

Category

Nomadic Pastoralistsa (N = 562)

Mixed Farmersa (N = 982)

P-value

n (%)

n (%)

Sex

Female

277 (49.3)

546 (55.6)

0.019

Male

285 (50.7)

436 (44.4)

Age, years

Mean (SD)

34.4 (19.7)

37.6 (20.3)

0.003

Education Level completedb

No Formal Education

412 (74.0)

76 (7.8)

< 0.001

Primary

117 (21.0)

438 (44.7)

Secondary

21 (3.8)

354 (36.2)

Post secondary

7 (1.3)

111 (11.3)

Drink Unboiled Milkb

Yes

418 (79.5)

16 (1.7)

< 0.001

No

108 (20.5)

946 (98.3)

Drink Raw Blood

Yes

159 (28.3)

4 (0.4)

< 0.001

No

403 (71.7)

978 (99.6)

Assist in Animal Birthingb

Yes

186 (43.0)

69 (9.3)

< 0.001

No

247 (57.0)

670 (90.7)

Handle Raw Hides

Yes

172 (30.6)

54 (5.5)

< 0.001

No

390 (69.4)

928 (94.5)

Clean Barns

Yes

416 (74.0)

635 (64.7)

< 0.001

No

146 (26.0)

347 (35.3)

  1. aIncludes participants from households that practiced either pastoralism or mixed farming
  2. bVariable has missing values