Table 4 Descriptive statistics of included members of livestock-owning households in southern Jordan, camel-owning (COH) and non-camel owning (NCOH) households
From: Camel milk is a neglected source of brucellosis among rural Arab communities
COH | NCOH | All | |
|---|---|---|---|
(n = 667) | (n = 200) | (n = 867) | |
Age* | |||
5–14 | 143 (21.5%) | 47 (24%) | 190 (22%) |
15–24 | 151 (22.7%) | 50 (25%) | 201 (23%) |
25–39 | 161 (24.2%) | 40 (20%) | 201 (23%) |
40–59 | 137 (20.6%) | 44 (22%) | 181 (21%) |
≥60 | 74 (11.1%) | 18 (9%) | 92 (11%) |
Median (IQR) | 27 (16–45) | 26 (15–44) | 27 (16–44) |
Sex | |||
Female | 384 (57.6%) | 118 (59%) | 401 (46%) |
Male | 283 (42.4%) | 82 (41%) | 466 (54%) |
Nationality*† | |||
Jordanian | 565 (93.1%) | 192 (99%) | 757 (95%) |
Saudi Arabian | 23 (3.8%) | 0 (0%) | 23 (3%) |
Egyptian | 8 (1.3%) | 0 (0%) | 8 (1%) |
Sudanese | 8 (1.3%) | 0 (0%) | 8 (1%) |
Other | 3 (0.5%) | 2 (1%) | 5 (1%) |
History of brucellosis | |||
Yes | 18 (2.8%) | 5 (2.6%) | 23 (3%) |
No | 629 (97.2%) | 189 (97.4%) | 818 (97%) |
Secondary education*‡ | |||
Yes | 180 (35.6%) | 53 (37%) | 233 (36%) |
No | 326 (64.4%) | 90 (63%) | 414 (64%) |
Household size (no. of members >10) | |||
0–10 | 287 (43.0%) | 76 (38.0%) | 363 (42%) |
11–20 | 309 (46.3%) | 109 (54.5%) | 418 (48%) |
>20 | 71 (10.6%) | 15 (7.5%) | 86 (10%) |
Household owns camels | |||
Yes | 667 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 667 (77%) |
No | 0 (0%) | 200 (100%) | 200 (23%) |
Household owns cattle | |||
Yes | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
No | 667 (100%) | 200 (100%) | 867 (100%) |
Household owns small ruminants | |||
Yes | 590 (88.5%) | 200 (100%) | 790 (91.1%) |
No | 77 (11.5%) | 0 (0%) | 77 (8.9%) |
Where owned, small ruminants are reported as being vaccinated | |||
yes | 255 (72.9%) | 118 (90.8%) | 373 (77.7%) |
No | 95 (27.1%) | 12 (9.2%) | 107 (22.3%) |
Any history of livestock engagement†§ | |||
Yes | 571 (85.6%) | 711 (82.0%) | 711 (82%) |
No | 96 (14.4%) | 156 (18.0%) | 156 (18%) |
Frequent (≥weekly) working with livestock¶ | |||
Yes | 478 (71.7%) | 577 (66.6%) | 577 (67%) |
No | 189 (28.3%) | 290 (33.4%) | 290 (33%) |
Household home has an air-cooling system‡ | |||
Yes | 169 (42.9%) | 56 (31.6%) | 225(39.4%) |
No | 225 (57.1%) | 121 (68.4%) | 346 (60.6%) |
