Table 3

Fixed effect estimates of final model used to investigate determinants of nematode fecal egg count in small ruminants in Kenya.

Fixed Effects

Parameter Estimate

Standard error of parameter estimate

95% Confidence Interval of Estimate

Secondary School Education (Yes vs. No)

-1.476

0.285

-2.034, -0.918

Agro-ecological zone (1 vs. 3)

-0.109

0.210

-0.520, 0.303

De-wormed during preceding month (Yes vs. No)

-0.599

0.190

-0.972, -0.226

Age (> = 6 months vs. < 6 months)

-0.563

0.212

-0.978, -0.148

Grazing System (Reference: Zero-grazing)

Free-range

1.384

0.678

0.055, 2.713

Tethered

-1.455

0.372

-2.185, -0.726

De-worming*Grazing System

De-wormed*free-range

1.127

0.308

0.523, 1.731

De-wormed*tethered

-1.271

0.348

-1.953, -0.589

Age (> = 6 month)*Grazing System

> = 6 months * free-range

0.864

0.261

0.352, 1.376

> = 6 months * tethered

-1.030

0.588

-2.182, 0.122

Fixed effect estimates and confidence intervals of animal- farm- and area- level variables included in the final first order autoregressive 3-level model used to investigate determinants of high nematode fecal egg count in small ruminants kept in smallholder farms in the Central Highlands of Kenya

Odoi et al. BMC Veterinary Research 2007 3:6   doi:10.1186/1746-6148-3-6