Table 4.
Summary of ward data recorded in the study and of municipal data from the 2002 national census
| GL | KH | IL | MK | All study area | Iringa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Nr of HH |
1630 |
3013 |
1171 |
2179 |
7993 |
24512 |
|
Nr of humans |
9975 |
12833 |
3868 |
7486 |
34162 |
106668 |
|
Nr of dogs |
1011 |
959 |
167 |
361 |
2498 |
na |
|
DHH in % (mean, 95% CIs) |
22.45 (20.43-24.42) |
15.15 13.87-16.45 |
7.51 6.06-9.05 |
7.02 5.97-8.12 |
13.29 12.56-14.06 |
na |
|
Dogs/HH (mean, 95% CIs) |
0.62 (0.54-0.70) |
0.30 0.27-0.34 |
0.14 0.11-0.18 |
0.16 0.12-0.19 |
0.31 0.28-0.33 |
na |
|
Dog:Human (mean, 95% CIs) |
1:10 (1:11-1:9) |
1:14 1:16-1:13 |
1:23 1:31-1:18 |
1:21 1:26-1:18 |
1:14 1:15-1:13 |
na |
| Dogs km-2 | 243 | 298 | 380 | 415 | 334 | na |
number of households; number of inhabitants as per 2002 national census; number of dogs recorded during the study; number of dog-owning households (DHH) in mean and 95% CI; number of dogs per household counted in mean and 95%CI; dog:human ratio in mean and 95%CI; and dog densities in number of dogs recorded per km-2 for each ward as well as for the study area and the municipality.