Epidemiology of Brucellosis in Small Ruminants of Rural and Peri-Urban Areas of Multan, Pakistan

Table 5

Association of reproductive disorders with prevalence of brucellosis in small ruminants of district Multan, Pakistan.

Reproductive disorders	Prevalence (n/T) (95% CI)	Chi-square (χ^2)	OR	OR (95% CI)		value
				Lower limit	Upper limit
Abortion history
Overall
Yes	25.86 (15/58) (15.92, 38.62)	41.919	11.381	4.732	28.950	0.000
No	2.92 (9/308) (1.45, 5.39)
Sheep
Yes	26.67 (8/30) (13.08, 44.86)	23.143	12.729	3.614	53.083	0.000
No	2.66 (4/150) (0.91, 6.44)
Goat
Yes	25.00 (7/28) (11.38, 44.47)	18.790	9.899	2.840	37.303	0.000
No	3.16 (5/158) (1.24, 7.05)
Repeat breeding history
Overall
Yes	17.19 (11/64) (9.45, 28.59)	14.304	4.594	1.905	10.918	0.000
No	4.30 (13/302) (2.33, 7.17)
Sheep
Yes	17.24 (5/29) (7.04, 35.73)	6.213	4.266	1.145	14.836	0.013
No	4.63 (7/151) (2.09, 9.06)
Goat
Yes	17.14 (6/35) (7.73, 32.48)	8.165	4.937	1.414	17.294	0.004
No	3.97 (6/151) (1.74, 8.37)
History of retention of fetal membranes
Overall
Yes	16.36 (9/55) (8.54, 28.73)	10.158	3.863	1.526	9.292	0.001
No	4.82 (15/311) (2.75, 7.76)
Sheep
Yes	18.52 (5/27) (7.59, 36.65)	7.171	4.711	1.258	16.492	0.007
No	4.57 (7/153) (2.06, 8.94)
Goat
Yes	14.29 (4/28) (5.02, 31.60)	3.352	3.150	0.762	11.100	0.067
No	5.06 (8/158) (2.24, 9.59)