Table 1
Comparison of variables/risk factors associated with the occurrence of coccidiosis in broiler farms in district Mirpur, Azad Kashmir

Variables	Levels	Birds screened (N)	Positive (n)	Prevalence (%) (n/N × 100)	95 % C.I		Odds ratio (OR)	P-value
					Lower limit	Upper limit
Age of Birds	0-3 Week	4109	447	10.88	56.05	63.07	1.33	0.000
	>3-6 Week	3705	303	8.18	36.93	43.95	-	-
Species	E. tenella	7814	421	5.39	52.56	59.66	1.28	0.001
	E. maxima	7814	329	4.21	40.34	47.44	-	-
Floor Pattern	Soiled	2935	323	11.01	39.55	46.63	1.62	0.000
	Semi Cemented	2645	275	10.40	33.27	40.16	1.53	0.000
	Cemented	2234	152	6.80	17.50	23.26	-	-
Seasonal Prevalence	Spring	2858	357	12.49	27.83	42.10	1.89	0.000
	Winter	1749	158	9.03	22.98	37.96	1.37	0.009
	Autumn	1100	96	8.73	30.54	44.32	1.32	0.042
	Summer	2107	139	6.60	51.29	63.63