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Table 2 Association between the social condition of the owners (education and income) and the detection of antibodies against Leishmania major by IFAT

From: Canine visceral leishmaniasis in the Northeast Region of Brazil

Variable

 

N

IFATa

Variable (%); CI95%b

OR (CI95%)c

P d

Education

Illiterate

20

1

5.0; 1.2–23.8

0.76f

 

Incomplete primary education

62

8

12.9; 6.7–23.5

 

Primary education

46

2

4.3; 1.3–14.5

 

Incomplete secondary education

75

7

9.3; 4.7–18.1

 

Complete secondary education

102

8

7.8; 4.1–14.7

 

Incomplete tertiary education

20

1

5.0; 1.2–23.8

 

Complete tertiary education

66

6

9.1; 4.3–18.5

Income

<2 wages

197

20

10.2; 6.7–15.2

0.56f

 

2–4 wages

130

10

7.7; 4.3–13.6

 

5–6 wages

38

2

5.3; 1.6–17.3

 

>6 wages

26

1

3.8; 0.9–19.0