Prevalence of tuberculosis in pigs slaughtered at two abattoirs in Ethiopia and molecular characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosisisolated from tuberculous-like lesions in pigs

Table 1 Univariate analysis of potential risk factors associated with the presence of gross TB lesions in slaughter pigs

Variables	No. examined	No. positive (%)	95% CI for positive	χ²	P-value
Slaughter location				4.86	0.028
Bishoftu	313	11 (3.5)	2.3:4.7
Addis Ababa	528	38 (7.2)	5.5:9.0
Sex				0.26	0.608
Male	373	20 (5.4)	3.9:7.0
Female	468	29 (6.2)	4.6:7.8
Age				18.85	< 0.001
≤ 1year	564	19 (3.4)	2.2:4.6
>1 year	277	30 (10.8)	8.7:12.9
Origin				27.67	< 0.001
Bishoftu	501	16 (3.2)	2.0:4.4
Adama and Mojo	114	4 (3.5)	2.3:4.7
Addis Ababa and Special Oromia Zone	226	29 (12.8)	10.5:15.1
Feed source				5.37	0.021
Commercial mixed feed	740	38 (5.1)	3.6:6.6
Grazing plus swill, offal and/or roaming	101	11 (10.9)	8.8:13.0
Water source				0.44	0.833
River water	21	1 (4.8)	3.4:6.2
Tap water	820	48 (5.9)	4.3:7.5
Floor type				0.33	0.565
Soil	70	3 (4.3)	2.9:5.7
Concrete	771	46 (6.0)	4.4:7.6

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