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- Title
Assessing factors associated with owner's individual decision to vaccinate their dogs against rabies: A house-to-house survey in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
- Authors
Savadogo, Madi; Soré, Abdoul-Fataf; Dahourou, Laibané Dieudonné; Ossebi, Walter; Combari, Alima Hadjia Banyala; Alambedji, Rianatou Bada; Tarnagda, Zékiba
- Abstract
Background and Aim: In rabies endemic area, dog vaccination is an effective way of controlling the disease in animals and humans if a minimum of 70% vaccination coverage is reached. This study aimed to identify dog demographics and household characteristics associated with dogs' vaccination against rabies in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Materials and Methods: A questionnaire was used to collect data from respondents with regard to their dogs' demographics and their household characteristics. Chi-square test and Fisher's exact test were performed to assess the association between explicative variables and the dogs' vaccination status. Results: Overall, as per the findings of this study, it was determined that out of 424 dogs, 57.8% were reportedly vaccinated. The vaccination status was significantly associated with most of the household variables (e.g., gender of the respondent, age, level of education, main means of transportation, participation in a vaccination campaign, knowledge on rabies, and knowledge on dog vaccination) and the dogs' variables (breed of dog, dog origin, purpose for keeping, confinement status, and perceived behavior) (p<0.05). Moreover, only religion, type of housing, knowledge of rabies transmission modes, and dog sex were not significantly associated with vaccination status (p>0.05). Conclusion: Our study generated informative data showing that animal health workers could develop effective rabies vaccination strategy planning by examining owned dog demographics and their husbandry practices in households.
- Subjects
OUAGADOUGOU (Burkina Faso); BURKINA Faso; RABIES; DOG breeds; RABIES vaccines; FISHER exact test; DOGS; VACCINATION
- Publication
Veterinary World, 2021, Vol 14, Issue 4, p1014
- ISSN
0972-8988
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.14202/vetworld.2021.1014-1019