Table 6.
No. | Variables based on village status | Level of knowledge | p-value | |||||||||
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Good | Fair | Poor | Total (n=150) | |||||||||
n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |||||
1 | Sex | Village with rabies experience | ▪ Men | 39 | 33 | 76 | 64 | 3 | 3 | 118 | 100 | 0.682 |
▪ Women | 8 | 25 | 23 | 72 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 100 | ||||
Total | 47 | 31 | 99 | 66 | 4 | 3 | 150 | 100 | ||||
Village without rabies experience | ▪ Men | 53 | 41 | 75 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 129 | 100 | 0.0291 | ||
▪ Women | 8 | 38 | 11 | 52 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 100 | ||||
Total | 61 | 41 | 86 | 57 | 3 | 2 | 150 | 100 | ||||
2 | Age | Village with rabies experience | ▪ <30 years old | 7 | 39 | 11 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 100 | 0.494 |
▪ 30–50 years old | 29 | 35 | 52 | 63 | 2 | 2 | 83 | 100 | ||||
▪ >50 years old | 11 | 22 | 36 | 74 | 2 | 4 | 49 | 100 | ||||
Total | 47 | 31 | 99 | 66 | 4 | 3 | 150 | 100 | ||||
Village without rabies experience | ▪ <30 years old | 3 | 43 | 3 | 43 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 100 | 0.0451 | ||
▪ 30–50 years old | 44 | 45 | 51 | 53 | 2 | 2 | 97 | 100 | ||||
▪ >50 years old | 14 | 30 | 32 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 100 | ||||
Total | 61 | 41 | 86 | 57 | 3 | 2 | 150 | 100 | ||||
3 | Religion | Village with rabies experience | ▪ Hindu | 47 | 32 | 97 | 65 | 4 | 3 | 148 | 100 | 0.593 |
▪ Moslem | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100 | ||||
Total | 47 | 31 | 99 | 66 | 4 | 3 | 150 | 100 | ||||
Village without rabies experience | ▪ Hindu | 61 | 41 | 85 | 57 | 3 | 2 | 149 | 100 | 0.688 | ||
▪ Moslem | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100 | ||||
Total | 61 | 41 | 86 | 57 | 3 | 2 | 150 | 100 | ||||
4 | Educational background | Village with rabies experience | ▪ No formal education | 2 | 22 | 6 | 67 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 100 | 0.053 |
▪ Elementary school (graduated) | 6 | 15 | 31 | 77 | 3 | 8 | 40 | 100 | ||||
▪ Junior high school (graduated) | 7 | 35 | 13 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 100 | ||||
▪ High school (graduated) | 18 | 41 | 26 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 100 | ||||
▪ University | 14 | 38 | 23 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 100 | ||||
Total | 47 | 31 | 99 | 66 | 4 | 3 | 150 | 100 | ||||
Village without rabies experience | ▪ No formal education | 1 | 20 | 4 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 100 | 0.107 | ||
▪ Elementary school (graduated) | 9 | 26 | 23 | 68 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 100 | ||||
▪ Junior high school (graduated) | 5 | 33 | 10 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 100 | ||||
▪ High school (graduated) | 27 | 42 | 37 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 100 | ||||
▪ University | 19 | 59 | 12 | 38 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 100 | ||||
Total | 61 | 41 | 86 | 57 | 3 | 2 | 150 | 100 | ||||
5 | Role in local community | Village with rabies experience | ▪ Local government | 20 | 43 | 26 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 100 | 0.176 |
▪ Traditional leader | 11 | 22 | 36 | 74 | 2 | 4 | 49 | 100 | ||||
▪ Part of general community | 16 | 29 | 37 | 67 | 2 | 4 | 55 | 100 | ||||
Total | 47 | 31 | 99 | 66 | 4 | 3 | 150 | 100 | ||||
Village without rabies experience | ▪ Local government | 26 | 52 | 23 | 46 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 100 | 0.183 | ||
▪ Traditional leader | 17 | 34 | 33 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 100 | ||||
▪ Part of genera; community | 18 | 36 | 30 | 60 | 2 | 4 | 50 | 100 | ||||
Total | 61 | 41 | 86 | 57 | 3 | 2 | 150 | 100 |
1: statistically significant at 95 % confidence level