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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Zoonoses Public Health. 2012 Dec 28;60(7):494–503. doi: 10.1111/zph.12026

Table 4.

Results of univariate and multivariate logistic regression of factors associated with rabies vaccination in dogs in Bohola

Variable Univariate OR (95% CI) P-value Multivariate OR (95% CI) P-value
HH Employed
 Yes 2.1 (1.3 – 3.6) 0.01 2.1 (0.9 – 4.8) 0.07
 No Referent Referent Referent Referent
Child under 15
 Yes 0.5 (0.3 – 0.9) 0.02 0.6 (0.3 – 1.1) 0.1
 No Referent Referent Referent Referent
Ever known someone with rabies
 Yes 1.1 (0.6 – 2.0) 0.8
 No Referent Referent
Dog sex
 Female 0.7 (0.4 – 1.0) 0.01 1.0 (0.5 – 1.9) 0.9
 Male Referent Referent Referent Referent
Dog age
 3 – 11 months Referent Referent Referent Referent
 12 – 23 months 3.7 (1.7 – 8.3) 0.002 4.6 (1.8 – 12.0) 0.002
 24 – 35 months 3.4 (1.4 – 8.1) 0.01 4.5 (1.6 – 12.9) 0.006
 36 – 47 months 10.7 (3.5 – 32.7) <0.001 11.7 (2.5 – 53.4) 0.002
 48 + months 9.4 (4.4 – 20.3) <0.001 26.8 (3.9 – 186.1) 0.001
Dog resides in a multiple dog household
 Yes 1.2 (0.8 – 1.9) 0.30
 No Referent Referent
Distance from OPV −0.003b (−0.01 to 0.01) 0.53
How dog was acquired
 Found Referent Referent
 Gift 1.3 (0.4 – 4.3) 0.71
 Purchased 2.4 (0.5 – 11.1) 0.26
 Born in household 1.3 (0.4 – 4.3) 0.65
Dog came from different municipality
 Yes 1.8 (0.8 – 3.8) 0.15
 No Referent Referent
Months in current household 0.03b (0.01 – 0.04) <0.001 −0.004b (−0.03 to 0.018) 0.72
Dog function
 Guard Referent Referent
 Pet 0.8 (0.3 – 1.7) 0.49
 Both pet and guard 2.7 (1.1 – 6.6) 0.03
Owner confines dog day and night
 Yes 1.6 (0.9 – 3.2) 0.14 2.1 (0.9 – 4.9) 0.07
 No Referent Referent Referent Referent
a

Excluding 8 dogs < 3 months of age and 2 dogs where vaccination status was unknown; n = 531

b

Beta coefficient