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Table 4 Multivariable analysis of animal and household level risk factors for T. solium cysticercosis

From: Risk factors, perceptions and practices associated with Taenia solium cysticercosis and its control in the smallholder pig production systems in Uganda: a cross-sectional survey

Variable

B coefficient

P-value

Odds ratio (95% CI)

Breed type

   

 Local

Reference

  

 Cross

1.17

0.001

3.221 (1.599–6.488)

 Exotic

1.135

0.000

3.110 (1.733–5.580)

Level of education

   

 None

Reference

  

 Primary

−0.687

0.111

0.503 (0.216–1.172)

 Secondary

−0.443

0.161

0.642 (0.345–1.194)

 Tertiary

−0.542

0.104

0.582 (0.303–1.118)

Know transmission cycle

   

 Yes

−0.743

0.003

0.476 (0.291–0.779)

 No

Reference

  

Water source

   

 Unprotected

Reference

  

 Protected

−0.644

0.020

0.525 (0.350–0.787)

 Unable to use latrine

   

 Yes

Reference

  

 No

−0.551

0.006

0.576 (0.389–0.853)