Table 2.
health indicators for owned dogs by community poverty level, Uganda 2013
| Village Poverty Level | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–19% | 20–35% | 36–55% | ≥56% | Total | |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Number of dogsa | 18 (10.3%) | 17 (9.7%) | 109 (62.3%) | 31 (17.7%) | 175 (100%) |
| Study populationa | 380 (8.7%) | 343 (7.8%) | 1 845 (42.2%) | 1 807 (41.3%) | 4 375 (100%) |
| Persons per dog | 21.1 | 20.2 | 16.9 | 58.3 | 25.0 * |
| Dog Owning Households | 3 of 79 (3.8%) | 10 of 79 (12.7%) | 67 of 357 (18.8%) | 23 of 283 (8.1%) | 103 of 798 (12.9%) * |
| Dogs per Dog Owning Household | 6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
| Modelled Dogs per km2 | 485 | 72 | 49 | 19 | 96 |
| Average Dog Age (95% CI) | 2.3 (1.1–3.5) |
2.9 (1.8–3.9) |
2.8 (2.1–3.0) |
1.9 (1.5–2.3) |
2.4 (2.0–2.8) |
| Dogs with history of rabies vaccination | 18 (100.0%) | 12 (70.6%) | 56 (51.4%) | 13 (41.9%) | 99 (56.6%) * |
| Suspected Rabies Dog Deaths, Past 5 years | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Rabies Rate (annual, per 1 000 dogs)b | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 8.2 | 5.1 |
| Households with dog deaths past 5 years | 7 (8.9%) | 11 (13.9%) | 49 (13.7%) | 31 (11.0%) | 98 (12.3%) |
| Number of Dog Deaths, past 5 years | 7 (100%) | 34 (100%) | 70 (100%) | 67 (100%) | 178 (100%) |
| Injury | 3 (42.9%) | 16 (47.1%) | 24 (34.3%) | 22 (32.8%) | 65 (36.5%) |
| Disease | 0 (0.0%) | 5 (14.7%) | 30 (42.9%) | 35 (52.2%) | 70 (39.3%) |
| Poison | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (5.9%) | 2 (2.9%) | 7 (10.4%) | 11 (6.2%) |
| Natural Causes | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (5.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (2.2%) |
| Unknown Causes | 4 (57.1%) | 11 (32.4%) | 10 (14.3%) | 3 (4.5%) | 28 (15.7%) |
| Dog Death Rate (annual, per 1 000 dogs)c | 56 | 133 | 78 | 137 | 101 |
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bRabies suspected death: dogs that died shortly after displaying at least two of the following symptoms: aggression, biting, hypersalivation, paralysis, lethargy. Canine rabies rates was calculated as: ((Rabies Deaths n/(Alive dogs n + Dead Dogs n))/5 years) × 1 000 dogs
cDog death rate: ((Dead Dogs n/(Alive dogs n + Dead Dogs n))/5 years) × 1 000 dogs
*Indicates Cochran Chi Square P value < 0.01