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Table 2 Univariate analysis showing Listeria contamination according to abattoir, season variation and sampling site (n = 200)

From: Isolation, discrimination, and molecular detection of Listeria species from slaughtered cattle in Namwala District, Zambia

Variable

Listeria contamination

P-value

Contaminated (%)

Not contaminated (%)

Abattoir

  1

12 (6.0)

28 (14.0)

0.1952

  2

3 (1.5)

37 (18.5)

  3

1 (0.5)

39 (19.5)

  4

0 (0.0)

40 (20.0)

  5

3 (1.5)

37 (18.5)

  Total

19 (9.5)

181 (90.5)

Season Variation

  Dry

5 (2.5)

95 (47.5)

0.0032

  Wet

14 (7.0)

86 (43.0)

  Total

19 (9.5)

181.0 (90.5)

Sampling Site

  External

8 (4.0)

92 (46)

0.4596

  Internal

11 (5.5)

89 (44.5)

  Total

19 (9.5)

181 (90.5)