Table 3.
Identification of common parasitic diseases by owners of dogs and cats
| Variable/category | Percentage (n) of positive responses – “Have you ever heard of?” | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancylostomatosis | Ascaridiosis | Cryptosporidiosis | Dipylidiosis | Dirofilariosis | Tick fever | Giardiosis | Hydatidosis | Leishmaniosis | Onchocercosis | Mange | Thelaziosis | Toxoplasmosis | |
| Parish | P = 1.0 | P = 0.816 | P = 0.610 | P = 0.652 | P = 0.911 | P = 0.902 | P = 1.0 | P = 0.945 | P = 0.003 | P = 0.954 | P = 0.747 | P = 0.245 | P = 0.969 |
| Rural | 12.9 (23) | 89.9 (160) | 11.9 (21) | 13.3 (23) | 48.5 (82) | 98.3 (175) | 24.7 (44) | 40.1 (71) | 85.9 (152) | 11.9 (21) | 98.3 (175) | 8.4 (15) | 69.1 (123) |
| Non-rural | 13.0 (46) | 90.9 (321) | 13.9 (49) | 15.2 (51) | 49.5 (153) | 98.9 (349) | 24.6 (87) | 39.4 (139) | 94.1 (332) | 12.5 (44) | 97.5 (344) | 12.2 (43) | 69.7 (246) |
| Total | 13.0 (69) | 90.6 (481) | 13.2 (70) | 14.6 (74) | 49.2 (235) | 98.7 (524) | 24.7 (131) | 39.6 (210) | 91.3 (484) | 12.3 (65) | 97.7 (519) | 10.9 (58) | 69.5 (369) |
| Schooling (degree) | P < 0.001 | P = 0.076 | P < 0.001 | P = 0.624 | P = 0.242 | P = 0.225 | P < 0.001 | P < 0.001 | P < 0.001 | P < 0.001 | P = 0.040* | P < 0.001 | P < 0.001 |
| Basic | 10.4 (5) | 89.6 (43) | 4.2 (2)b | 17.0 (8) | 37.8 (17) | 97.9 (47) | 14.6 (7)d | 22.9 (11)f | 70.8 (34)h,i | 4.2 (2) | 95.8 (46) | 10.4 (5) | 43.8 (21)m |
| Intermediate | 3.3 (6)a | 87.2 (157) | 3.9 (7)c | 15.8 (27) | 50.6 (81) | 100 (180) | 12.8 (23)e | 28.5 (51)g | 89.4 (160)h,j | 7.3 (13)k | 96.1 (173) | 2.2 (5)l | 57.8 (104)n |
| Academic | 20.2 (58)a | 93.4 (268) | 21.7 (62)b,c | 13.0 (36) | 51.2 (132) | 99.3 (285) | 34.5 (99)d,e | 50.5 (145)f,g | 95.8 (275)I,j | 18.5 (53)k | 99.3 (285) | 17.1 (49)l | 82.6 (237)m,n |
| Total | 13.4 (69) | 90.9 (468) | 13.8 (71) | 14.4 (71) | 49.7 (230) | 99.4 (512) | 25.0 (129) | 40.3 (207) | 91.2 (469) | 13.2 (68) | 97.9 (504) | 11.3 (58) | 70.3 (362) |
Bonferroni correction (i.e. multiplying each P value by 3) has been incorporated between schooling categories, and only statistically significant differences are shown; a P < 0.001; b P = 0.024; c P < 0.001; d P = 0.030; e P < 0.001; f P = 0.003; g P < 0.001; h P = 0.009; i P < 0.001; j P = 0.036; k P = 0.003; l P < 0.001; m P < 0.001; n P = 0.024; *Statistically significant difference(s) not confirmed after pairwise comparisons