Seroprevalence and risk factors of brucellosis in abattoir workers at Debre Zeit and Modjo export abattoir, Central Ethiopia

Table 3 Awareness level of abattoir workers on brucellosis and other zoonotic diseases in Debre Zeit and Modjo export abattoirs (N = 156)

Category	N	Brucellosis (yes) N (%)	χ ²	P-Value	Zoonosis (yes) N (%)	χ ²	P-Value
Sex
Male	125	55 (44.00)	0.013	0.907	68 (54.40)
Female	31	14 (54.84)			15 (48.39)	0.361	0.548
Age (in years)
< =20	21	3 (14.29) ^a1			7 (33.33)
21–30	80	35 (43.75) ^a	12.075	0.017	44 (55.00)
31–40	37	19 (51.35) ^b			19 (51.35)	6.323	0.176
41–50	9	6 (66.67) ^b			6 (66.67)
>50	9	6 (66.67) ^b			7 (77.78)
Marital Status
Single	60	22 (36.67)			32 (53.33)
Married	92	43 (46.74)	6.670	0.036	48 (52.17)	0.803	0.669
Divorced/Widowed	4	4 (100)			3 (75.00)
Back Ground
Urban	125	58 (46.40)			68 (54.40)
Rural	31	11 (35.48)	1.200	0.273	15 (48.39)	0.361	0.548
Years On Job
<1	19	5 (26.32)			9 (47.37)
1–5	86	35 (40.70)	7.626	0.106	45 (52.33)	1.193	0.879
6–10	35	18 (51.43)			19 (54.29)
11–15	12	8 (66.67)			7 (58.33)
>16	4	3 (75.00)			3 (75.00)
Total	156	69 (44.23)			83 (53.21)

¹Within a variable, values in the same column with different letters differ significantly

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