Table 3.

Knowledge on rabies, its prevention, and presence of government rabies programs.

Parameter (Knowledge)	PRI N = 1088 (%)	POI N = 1380 (%)	p-Value
How can dogs acquire rabies?
Bitten by a rabid dog	217 (19.9)	525 (38.0)	0.0000
Eating dog meat	14 (1.3)	106 (7.7)	0.0000
Licked on broken skin	29 (2.7)	54 (3.9)	0.0819
Scavenging garbage	256 (23.5)	469 (34.0)	0.0000
Do not know	369 (33.9)	186 (13.5)	2.0000
Others (dirty food and environment)	339 (31.2)	40 (2.9)	2.0000
How can a person acquire rabies?
Bitten by a rabid dog	704 (64.7)	1097 (79.5)	0.0000
Eating dog meat	52 (4.8)	96 (7.0)	0.0194
Licked on broken skin	27 (2.5)	20 (1.4)	1.9578
Scavenging garbage	30 (2.7)	47 (3.4)	0.3095
Do not know	232 (21.3)	112 (8.1)	2.0000
Others (dirty environment)	95 (8.7)	8 (0.6)	2.0000
How to prevent Rabies?
Vaccination	672 (61.8)	1281 (92.8)	0.0000
Do not allow dogs to roam freely	178 (16.4)	84 (6.1)	2.0000
Others	372 (34.2)	15 (1.1)	2.0000
Do not know	66 (6.1)
Frequency of vaccination (N = 672, N = 1281)
Every year	500 (74.4)	1273 (99.4)	0.0000
Every 6 months	118 (17.6)	83 (6.0)	2.0000
others	54 (8.0)	24 (1.7)	2.0000
Did you hear of any local ordinance?
Yes	711 (65.4)	824 (59.7)	1.9963
No	377 (34.6)	556 (40.3)	0.0037
What the local ordinance is all about? (N = 711, N = 824)
Local ordinance	448 (63.0)	749 (90.9)	0.0000
Responsible pet ownership	148 (37.0)	75 (9.1)	2.0000
Any presence of Rabies Program of the LGU?
Yes	834 (76.7)	1325 (96.0)	0.0000
No	254 (23.3)	55 (4.0)	2.0000
What the program is all about? (N = 834, N = 1325)
Dog vaccination	777 (93.2)	1192 (89.9)	1.9916
Rabies seminar	51 (6.1)	71 (5.4)	1.5072
Dog neutering	1 (0.1)	55 (4.2)	0.0000
Others	5 (0.6)	7 (0.5)	1.2391