VAriable

DEscription

N (%)

Brucella antibodies

Bivariate analysis

RBPT+ (%)

95% CI

i-ELISA+ (%)

95% CI

Number of samples positive for both RBPT and i-ELISA (%)

95% CI

OR (95% CI)

P-Value

LOcality

Foumban

186 (68.1)

23 (12.7)

0.6 - 24.6

18 (9.7)

4.1 - 21.5

17 (9.1)

0.05 - 14.6

1.1 (0.1 - 9.1)

0.92

Magba

21 (7.7)

3 (14.3)

2.9 - 41.7

3 (14.3)

2.9 - 41.7

3 (14.3)

2.95 - 41.7

1.9 (0.1 - 21.1)

0.54

Koutaba

54 (19.8)

7 (12.9)

5.2 - 26.7

6 (11.1)

4.1 - 24.2

5 (9.3)

0.03 - 21.6

1.1(0.1 - 10.6)

0.91

Massangam

12 (4.4)

1 (8.3)

0.2 - 46.4

1 (8.3)

0.2 - 46.4

1 (8.3)

0.21 - 46.4

-

Total

273

34 (12.5)

8.6 - 17.4

28 (10.3)

6.8 - 14.8

26 (9.5)

6.2 - 13.9

X2

0.91

0.60

P-Value

0.92

0.89

Sex

Female

16 (5.8)

0 (0.0)

NA

0 (0.00)

NA

0 (0.0)

NA

-

Male

257 (94.1)

34 (13.2)

9.3 - 18.5

28 (10.9)

7.2 - 15.7

26 (10.1)

6.6 - 14.8

3.8 (0.2 - 64.8)

0.35

Total

273

34 (12.5)

8.6 - 17.4

28 (10.3)

6.8 - 14.8

26 (9.5)

6.2 - 13.9

X2

1.94

9.73

P-Value

0.16

0.04*

Age

<20

27 (9.89)

2 (7.4)

0.8 - 26.7

2 (7.4)

0.9 - 26.7

2 (7.4)

0.9 - 26.7

-

21 - 30

73 (26.7)

9 (12.3)

5.6 - 2

7 (9.6)

3.8 - 19.7

6 (8.2)

3.0 - 17.9

1.1 (0.2 - 5.9)

0.9

31 - 40

65 (23.8)

6 (9.2)

3.4 - 20.1

5 (7.7)

2.5 - 17.9

5 (7.7)

2.5 - 17.9

1.0 (0.1 - 5.7)

0.96

>40

108 (39.5)

17 (15.7)

9.2 - 25.2

14 (12.9)

7.1 - 21.7

13 (12.0)

6.4 - 20.6

1.7 (0.4 - 8.1)

0.49

Total

273

34 (12.5)

8.6 - 17.4

28 (10.3)

6.8 - 14.8

26 (9.5)

6.2 - 13.9

X2

1.33

1.33

P-Value

0.66

0.18

Professional activities

slaughterhouse workers

61 (22.3)

8 (13.1)

5.6 - 24.8

6 (9.8)

6 (9.8)

3.6 - 21.4

3.6 - 21.4

3.3 (0.2 - 62.3)

0.42

livestock keepers/ herdsmen

101 (36.9)

19 (18.8)

11.3 - 29.4

17 (16.8)

16 (15.8)

9.0 - 25.7

9.0 - 25.7

4.4 (0.2 - 79.0)

0.31

butchers

84 (30.7)

7 (8.3)

3.3 - 17.2

5 (5.9)

4 (4.8)

1.3 - 12.2

1.3 - 12.2

1.3 (0.1 - 25.5)

0.87

veterinarians

11 (4.02)

0 (0.0)

NA

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

NA

NA

-

meat or milk sellers

16 (5.8)

0 (0.0)

NA

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

NA

NA

0.69 (0.0 - 37.7)

0.85

Total

273

34 (12.5)

8.6 - 17.4

28 (10.3)

6.8 - 14.8

26 (9.5)

6.2 - 13.9

X2

9.53

1.33

P-Value

0.04*

0.72