Table 2. Prevalence of SCM on farm-level characteristics.
Characteristics |
Explanatory variable |
No. of farm tested (N) |
No. of positive (x) |
Prevalence (%), 95% CI |
p- value |
Location: Chattogram |
|
|
|
|
0.88 |
|
Patia |
11 |
8 |
72.7 (39.0-93.9) |
|
|
Chandanaish |
17 |
14 |
82.4 (56.6-96.2) |
|
|
Satkania |
18 |
13 |
72.2 (46.5-90.3) |
|
|
Lohagara |
10 |
8 |
80.0 (44.4-97.5) |
|
Cox’s Bazar |
|
|
|
|
0.40 |
|
Chokoria |
18 |
10 |
55.6 (30.8-78.5) |
|
|
Moheshkhali |
19 |
15 |
78.9 (54.4-93.9) |
|
|
Ramu |
15 |
11 |
73.3 (44.9-92.2) |
|
|
Ukhia |
17 |
12 |
70.6 (44.0-89.7) |
|
|
Teknaf |
19 |
11 |
57.9 (33.5-79.8) |
|
|
Cox’s Bazar |
17 |
14 |
82.4 (56.6-96.2) |
|
Farm Management (Feeding) |
|
|
|
|
<0.001 |
|
Intensive |
103 |
87 |
84.5 (76.0-90.9) |
|
|
Semi-intensive |
44 |
21 |
47.7 (32.5-63.3) |
|
|
Open house |
14 |
8 |
57.1 (28.9-82.3) |
|
Type of flooring |
|
|
|
|
0.046 |
|
Concrete |
37 |
32 |
86.5 (71.2-95.5) |
|
|
Cemented |
117 |
78 |
66.7 (57.4-75.1) |
|
|
Muddy |
7 |
6 |
85.7 (42.1-99.6) |
|
Overall |
Herd Level |
161 |
116 |
72.05 (64.4-78.8) |
|
CI: Confidence Interval, χ2: Chi-square Goodness of Fit Test