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Table 3 Factors influencing prevalence of Campylobacter spp .

From: Prevalence, antibiogram and risk factors of thermophilic campylobacter spp.in dressed porcine carcass of Chitwan, Nepal

Risk factors

% of samples examined

Prevalence rate

p-value

Sex

Male

24.46 (34/139)

32.35 (11/34)

p > 0.05

Female

75.54 (105/139)

41 (43/105)

Sanitation of equipments

Cleaning of Achano*

Daily

59.7 (83/139)

30.1 (25/83)

p < 0.05

Not daily

40.3 (56/139)

51.8 (29/56)

Cleaning of weighing machine*

Daily

30.2 (42/139)

26.1 (11/42)

p < 0.05

Not daily

69.8 (97/139)

44.33 (43/97)

Contamination of carcass with intestinal content**

Sometimes

65 (65/100)

64.6 (42/65)

p < 0.01

Never

35 (35/100)

34.3 (12/35)

Chilling**

Yes

19.4 (27/139)

3.7 (1/27)

p < 0.01

No

80.6 (112/139)

47.3 (53/112)

 
  1. In the above table, *indicates significant at p < 0.05 and **indicates highly significant (p < 0.01).