Tuberculosis at Farmer-Cattle Interface in the Rural Villages of South Gondar Zone of Northwest Ethiopia
Table 2
Association of host risk factors with bovine tuberculin test reactivity in cattle based on a ≥2 mm cut-off value, South Gondar Zone, northwest Ethiopia (2015–2018).
Characteristics
Tuberculin test ()
Total (%)
COR (95% CI)
AOR (95% CI)
-value
Positive
Negative
Age of cattle (years)
<5
1
160
161 (33.8)
1
5–10
5
203
208 (43.7)
4.11 (0.47–35.55)
3.10 (0.35–35.69)
0.16
>10
1
106
107 (22.5)
1.58 (0.09–25.45)
1.69 (0.16–25.93)
0.74
Sex
Male
2
215
217 (45.6)
1
Female
5
254
259 (54.4)
2.11 (0.40–11.01)
2.16 (0.35–12.21)
0.36
Breed type
Local
6
441
447 (94.0)
1
Cross
1
28
29 (6.0)
2.62 (0.30–22.56)
2.67 (0.25–23.74)
0.36
Source
Homebred
5
364
369 (77.3)
1
Purchased
2
105
107 (22.7)
1.38 (0.27–7.25)
1.38 (0.17–7.55)
0.69
Body condition
Poor
1
196
197 (41.4)
1
Medium
3
204
207 (43.5)
2.88 (0.29–27.94)
3.00 (0.27–28.38)
0.33
Good
3
69
72 (15.1)
8.52 (0.87–83.29)
8.53 (0.85–83.34)
0.02
Household TB status
Negative
2
159
161 (33.8)
1
Positive
5
310
315 (66.2)
1.28 (0.24–6.68)
1.39 (0.31–7.10)
0.76
N: number of total cattle tested. COR: crude odds ratio, AOR: Adjusted odds ratio, CI: confidence interval.
