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Table 2 Uni-variate regression analysis of dog-infection risk factors for E. multilocularis and E. granulosus

From: Estimating the prevalence of Echinococcus in domestic dogs in highly endemic for echinococcosis

Variable

Description of variable

E.m.

E.g.

(E.m./E.g.) Total dog number

OR (95% CI)

P-value

OR (95% CI)

P-value

Age

1–5/≥6 years. (89/93) 615/(13/18) 110

1.263 (0.679–2.349)

>  0.05

0.911 (0.525–1.580)

>  0.05

Sex

male/female (70/85) 507/(36/39) 242

0.917 (0.593–1.416)

>  0.05

1.048 (0.693–1.587)

>  0.05

Weight

≤ 20/>  20 kg (80/96) 571/(16/20) 147

1.334 (0.754–2.360)

>  0.05

1.283 (0.763–2.159)

>  0.05

Skin color

dark/brown/white/yellow/mix (46/34)265/(19/25)104/(21/31)146/(15/19)133/(5/14)99

>  0.05

>  0.05

How maintained

tied/allowed to roam (102/115) 714/(4/8) 36

1.333 (0.462–3.850)

>  0.05

0.672 (0.299–1.512)

>  0.05

Person feeding dog

adult/child+adult (78/80) 549/(24/37) 185

1.111 (0.680–1.816)

>  0.05

0.682 (0.443–1.050)

>  0.05

Dog number/family

1 dog/2–3 dogs (54/67) 358/(14/16) 102

1.117 (0.592–2.105)

>  0.05

1.238 (0.682–2.246)

>  0.05

Feed dog with offal

often/never (37/41) 215/(60/65) 440

1.317 (0.842–2.058)

>  0.05

1.360 (0.884–2.090)

>  0.05

Dogs seen eating small mammals

yes /no (15/11) 105/(68/73) 453

0.944 (0.516–1.727)

>  0.05

0.610 (0.311–1.194)

>  0.05

Home animal slaughter

often /never (63/70) 422/(40/42) 251

0.926 (0.602–1.425)

>  0.05

0.990 (0.651–1.505)

>  0.05

Buy meat

often/never (76/80) 492/(27/33) 181

1.042 (0.647–1.678)

>  0.05

0.871 (0.557–1.362)

>  0.05

Dog role

pet /guard-dogs^ (20/13) 89/(82/105) 642

1.980 (1.143–3.428)

< 0.05*

0.875 (0.469–1.633)

>  0.05

Feces used

fertilizer/placed in rubbish area (85/107) 641/(14/10) 71

0.622 (0.332–1.166)

>  0.05

1.222 (0.607–2.462)

>  0.05

De-worming

yes/no (84/105) 609/(19/13) 102

0.699 (0.404–1.210)

>  0.05

1.587 (0.858–2.935)

>  0.05

  1. ^ Guard-dogs, guard including both of family properties and family livestock (which is herd-guard); * Significant P-value