Table 3 Relationship between behavioral characteristics and tularemia seropositivity in Ilam Province, 2015
From: Epidemiological survey of tularemia in Ilam Province, west of Iran
Variable | Number having the variable (%Seropositive) | Number not having the Variable(% Seropositive) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Attitudea | 245(2.86) | 113(2.65) | 0.885 |
Splashing animal fluids on face/body | 202(2.97) | 99(3.03) | 0.951 |
Exposure to ill or dying animals | 86(0.00) | 274(3.65) | 0.063 |
Hunting/consumption of wild animal meat | 228(3.95) | 130(0.77) | 0.148 |
Rabbit | 8(0.00) | 115(0.87) | 0.935 |
Partridge | 94(1.06) | 29(0.00) | 0.764 |
Fox | 1(0.00) | 124(0.81) | 0.992 |
Mongoose | 2(0.00) | 121(0.83) | 0.984 |
Emigrant/feral Birds | 44(0.00) | 79(1.27) | 0.642 |
Mountain animals | 88(1.14) | 35(0.00) | 0.715 |
Others** | 3(0.00) | 121(0.83) | 0.976 |
Keeping animals | 217(2.76) | 139(2.88) | 0.937 |
Cattle | 77(3.90) | 143(2.10) | 0.466 |
Goats and sheep | 197(2.54) | 23(4.35) | 0.610 |
Dogs and cats | 100(2.00) | 119(2.52) | 0.832 |
Rabbit | 8(0.00) | 212(2.83) | 0.799 |
Horse / Donkey | 60(3.33) | 160(3.12) | 0.522 |
Hunting Meat Consumption (5 times or more) | 21(0.00) | 98(2.02) | 0.677 |
Unpasteurized milk and dairy | 179(2.23) | 179(3.35) | 0.544 |
Mosquito bites | 247(2.83) | 107(2.80) | 0.865 |
Tick bites | 32(0.00) | 322(3.11) | 0.383 |
Flea bites | 42(0.00) | 311(3.22) | 0.277 |
Using disinfection tools | 74(1.35) | 81(1.23) | 0.955 |
Disinfection of hands/face | 75(1.33) | 80(1.25) | 0.961 |
Length of employment (20 years or more) | 129(2.33) | 154(4.55) | 0.339 |
Cutting hand/year (5 times or more) | 17(5.88) | 226(3.54) | 0.621 |