Table 3 Bacterial and parasitic pathogens in association with livestock characteristics
| Â | Total livestock (%) | Bacterial | Parasitic | Bacterial/Parasitic | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Single infection | Coinfection | P-value | Single infection | P-value | Single bacteria or parasite | Bacteria/Parasite coinfection | P-value | ||
Age | |||||||||
  < =1 year | 164 (59.42) | 56 (34.15) | 2 (1.22) | 0.227 | 9 (5.49) | p < 0.001 | 53 (32.32) | 7 (4.27) | 0.145 |
 2–5 years | 68 (24.64) | 17 (25.00) | 3 (4.41) | 18 (26.47) | 20 (29.41) | 9 (13.24) | |||
 = > 6 years | 44 (15.94) | 12 (27.27) | 0 | 3 (6.82) | 11 (25.00) | 2 (4.55) | |||
Sex | |||||||||
 Female | 194 (70.29) | 57 (29.38) | 4 (2.06) | 0.676 | 14 (7.22) | 0.005 | 59 (30.41) | 8 (4.12) | 0.051 |
 Male | 82 (29.71) | 28 (34.15) | 1 (1.22) | 16 (19.51) | 25 (30.49) | 10 (12.20) | |||
Animal host | |||||||||
 Cattle | 100 (36.23) | 26 (26.00) | 2 (2.00) | p < 0.001 | 21 (21.00) | p < 0.001 | 29 (29.00) | 10 (10.00) | p < 0.001 |
 Goat | 81 (29.35) | 10 (12.35) | 0 | 0 | 10 (12.35) | 0 | |||
 Sheep | 95 (34.42) | 49 (51.58) | 3 (3.16) | 9 (9.47) | 45 (47.37) | 8 (8.42) | |||