Bovine trypanosomosis: changes in parasitemia and packed cell volume in dry and wet seasons at Gidami District, Oromia Regional State, western Ethiopia

Table 1 Prevalence of bovine trypanosomosis with different potential risk factors in Gidami district, Oromia Regional State, western Ethiopia

Potential risk factors	No of animals	Prevalence (%)	95% CI	χ² value	P-value
Altitude
Low land	514	18.09	14.76 to 21.42	15.24	0.0001
Middle land	416	9.13	6.36 to 11.9	15.24	0.0001
Season
Early dry	430	9.07	6.36 to 11.78	16.61	<0.0001
Early rainy	500	18.4	15 to 21.80	16.61	<0.0001
Body condition
Poor	294	27.9	22.77 to 33.03	39.16 14.95	<0.0001 0.0001
Medium	458	10.3	7.52 to 13.08
Good	177	1.1	−0.44 to 2.64
Sex
Male	500	14.4	11.32 to 17.48	0.09	0.766
Female	430	13.72	10.47 to 16.97	0.09	0.766
Age
1–3 years	291	11.34	7.7 to 14.98	2.64	0.104
>3 years	639	15.34	11.55 to 16.73	2.64	0.104

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