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Table 2 Bivariate (crude OR) and multivariate analysis (adjusted ORs) of the risk factors associated with brucellosis

From: Risk factors for human brucellosis in agro-pastoralist communities of south western Uganda: a case–control study

Characteristics

Cases N = 45 (%)

Controls N = 90 (%)

Crude OR

Adjusted OR (95 %CI)

P value

Occupation

 Farmer

5 (11.1)

22 (24.4)

1

  

 Agro-pastoralist

40 (88.9)

68 (75.6)

3.62

4.38 (0.98–19.5)

0.05

Consumption of unboiled milk

 No

42 (93.3)

68 (75.6)

1

  

 Yes

3 (6.7)

22 (24.4)

4.53

0.11 (0.19–0.68)

0.02

Eat raw cow ghee

 No

6 (13.3)

32 (35.6)

1

  

 Yes

39 (86.7)

58 (64.4)

3.88

3.84 (1.12–13.13)

0.03

Rear goats and sheep

 No

26 (57.8)

42 (46.7)

1

  

 Yes

19 (42.2)

48 (53.3)

0.5

0.36 (0.11–1.14)

0.08

  1. Level of significance ≤0.05