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Table 4 Multivariable multinomial logistic regression model for tick-borne bacterial and parasitic pathogens

From: First molecular identification of multiple tick-borne pathogens in livestock within Kassena-Nankana, Ghana

Characteristics

Bacterial

Single bacterial infection

Bacteria coinfection

IRR (95%CI)

P-value

IRR (95%CI)

P-value

Age

  < =1 year vs 2–5 years

0.41 (0.11–1.48)

0.175

2.49 (0.20–31.20)

0.478

  < =1 year vs = > 6 years

0.46 (0.10–2.22)

0.34

0

0.996

Sex

 Female vs Male

1.18 (0.63–2.22)

0.612

0.41 (0.04–4.38)

0.459

Animal host

 Cattle vs Goat

0.19 (0.04–0.90)

0.037

0

0.994

 Cattle vs Sheep

1.56 (0.40–6.34)

0.507

2.08 (0.15--29.20)

0.586

Characteristics

Parasite

Single parasite infection

Parasitic coinfection

IRR (95%CI)

P-value

IRR (95%CI)

P-value

Age

  < =1 year vs 2–5 years

0.48 (0.05–4.96)

0.54

–

–

  < =1 year vs = > 6 years

0.08 (0.01–1.15)

0.063

–

–

Sex

 Female vs Male

1.46 (0.62–3.45)

0.387

–

–

Animal host

 Cattle vs Goat

1

–

–

–

 Cattle vs Sheep

0.13 (0.01–1.37)

0.09

–

–

Characteristics

Bacterial and Parasite

Single bacteria or parasite infection

Bacteria/Parasite coinfection

IRR (95%CI)

P-value

IRR (95%CI)

P-value

Age

  < =1 year vs 2–5 years

0.27 (0.07–1.10)

0.069

0.89 (0.11–7.06)

0.91

  < =1 year vs = > 6 years

0.16 (0.03–0.85)

0.031

0.25 (0.02–3.52)

0.304

Sex

 Female vs Male

0.89 (0.46–1.69)

0.713

2.04 (0.69–6.06)

0.197

Animal host

 Cattle vs Goat

0.06 (0.01–0.34)

0.001

0

0.982

 Cattle vs Sheep

0.55 (0.13–2.40)

0.428

0.83 (0.10--2.09)

0.174