Table 4 Risk factors analysis on the prevalence of Cryptosporidium, G. duodenalis and Blastocystis in dogs.
Factor | Category | No. tested | No. of positive (positive rate %; CI95) | Co-infection | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. duodenalis | Cryptosporidium | Blastocystis | |||||
Origin | Shelters | 149 | 13 (8.7; 7.0–10.4) | 12 (8.1; 6.4–9.8) | 35 (23.5; 21.4–25.6) | 60 (40.2; 3.9–42.5) | < 0.001 |
Households | 199 | 2 (1.0; 0.2–1.8) | 4 (2.0; 1.0–3.0) | 0 | 6 (3.0; 1.9–4.1) | ||
Pet market | 66 | 5 (7.5; 2.2–7.8) | 0 | 0 | 5 (7.5; 2.2–7.8) | ||
Breeding centers | 237 | 0 | 5 (2.1; 1.2–3.0) | 0 | 5 (2.1; 1.2–3.0) | ||
Age | ≤ 6 month | 345 | 14 (4.1; 3.3–4.9) | 13 (3.8; 3.0–4.6) | 13 (3.8; 3.0–4.6) | 40 (11.6; 10.6–12.6) | 0.946 |
> 6 month | 306 | 6 (2.0; 1.3–2.7) | 8 (2.6; 1.8–3.4) | 22 (7.2; 6.2–8.2) | 36 (11.8; 10.7–12.9) | ||
Sex | Male | 361 | 7 (1.9; 1.3–2.5) | 12 (3.3; 2.6–4.0) | 14 (3.9; 3.2–4.6) | 33 (9.1; 8.2–10.0) | 0.025 |
Female | 290 | 13 (4.5; 3.6–5.4) | 9 (3.1; 2.3–3.9) | 21 (7.2; 6.2–8.2) | 43 (14.8; 13.6–16.0) | ||
Deworming | Yes | 436 | 5 (1.1; 0.6–1.6) | 7 (1.6, 1.1–2.1) | 0 | 12 (2.8; 12.0–13.6) | < 0.001 |
No | 215 | 15 (7.0, 5.7–8.3 ) | 14 (6.5%; 5.3–7.7) | 35 (16.3; 14.8–17.8) | 64 (30.0; 28.3–31.7) | ||
Total | 651 | 20 (3.1; 2.6–3.6) | 21 (3.2; 2.7–3.7) | 35 (5.4; 4.9–5.9) | 76 (11.7; 11.1–12.3) | ||
