Table 2 The study population with number and percentage of T. canis-positive dogs
From: Low intestinal parasite prevalence in Finnish pet dogs and cats
T. canis-positive | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Total n | n | % | 95% CI | P-value | |
Age group | 6–11 months | 71 | 3 | 4.2 | 0.9–11.9 | 0.019* |
12 months and older | 593 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.1–1.5 | ||
Sex | Female | 399 | 3 | 0.8 | 0.2–2.2 | 0.687 |
Male | 265 | 3 | 1.1 | 0.2–3.3 | ||
Traveling background | No | 489 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.3–2.4 | 1.000 |
Yes | 175 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.0–3.1 | ||
Multi-animal household | No | 167 | 2 | 1.2 | 0.1–4.3 | 0.645 |
Yes | 497 | 4 | 0.8 | 0.2–2.0 | ||
Grounds for anthelmintic | No anthelmintics | 28 | 1 | 3.6 | 0.1–18.3 | 0.491 |
Routinely | 484 | 4 | 0.8 | 0.2–2.1 | ||
Fecal test | 152 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.0–3.6 | ||
Anthelmintic/fecal exam frequency | Never | 28 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0–1.23 | 0.288 |
< once a year | 179 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0–2.0 | ||
Once a year | 196 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.1–3.6 | ||
Twice a year | 218 | 4 | 1.8 | 0.5–4.6 | ||
2–4 times a year | 33 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0–10.6 | ||
Over 4 times a year | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0–30.8 | ||
Previous parasitic infections | No | 603 | 5 | 0.8 | 0.3–1.9 | 0.440 |
Yes | 61 | 1 | 1.6 | 0.0–8.8 | ||
Time since last anthelmintic | Not known | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0–20.6 | 0.117 |
1–3 months | 58 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0–6.2 | ||
3–6 months | 182 | 4 | 2.2 | 0.6–5.5 | ||
Over 6 months | 210 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.1–3.4 | ||
Over 12 months | 198 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0–1.8 | ||
Off-leash | Daily | 401 | 5 | 1.2 | 0.4–2.9 | 0.562 |
Weekly | 126 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.0–4.3 | ||
Monthly | 43 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0–8.2 | ||
Periodically | 91 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0–4.0 | ||
Never | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0:0–70:8 | ||
Eating raw food | No | 68 | 2 | 2.9 | 0.4–10.2 | 0.116 |
Yes | 568 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.1–1.5 | ||
Not known | 28 | 1 | 3.6 | 0.1–18.3 | ||
Geo/coprophagia | No | 159 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0–2.3 | 0.344 |
Yes | 505 | 6 | 1.2 | 0.4–2.6 | ||
Signs or veterinarian visit within the last month | No Yes | 464 200 | 3 3 | 0.6 1.5 | 0.1–1.9 0.3–4.3 | 0.373 |