Table 3.

Dog ownership patterns, by villages with and without rabies experience

Characteristic	Villages with rabies experience (n = 150)		Villages without rabies experience (n = 150)
	n	%	n	%
Have a dog as it’s part of the Balinese tradition	84	56	89	59
Have a dog as it’s part of the Hindu tradition	75	50	77	51
Keep free-roaming dog(s)	122	81	116	77
Keep a dog to guard the house	122	81	132	88
Dogs sleep around your property	150	100	149	99
You provide food for your dog	147	98	147	98
Type of food provided:
▪ Commercial food	5	3	9	6
▪ Leftover food	26	17	33	22
▪ A mixture	120	80	107	71
You can handle your dog	144	96	146	97
Preference for dog gender
▪ Male	116	77	113	75
▪ Female	5	3	12	8
▪ Either	32	21	26	17
Feeling discomfort/fear of stray dogs	134	89	134	89