Table 5.
Attitude towards suspect rabid animal sightings.
| Parameter | PRI N = 1088 (%) |
POI N = 1380 (%) |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| What to do if animal develops symptoms of rabies | |||
| Immediately kill the dog | 220 (20.2) | 189 (13.7) | 2.0000 |
| Report to authority | 286 (26.3) | 871 (63.1) | 0.0000 |
| Capture & observe | 46 (4.2) | 183 (13.3) | 0.0000 |
| Do Nothing | 147 (13.5) | 83 (6.0) | 2.0000 |
| Others | 389 (35.8) | 54 (3.9) | 2.0000 |
| Where to report suspect animals? (N = 286, N = 871) | |||
| Provincial Vet Office | 27 (9.5) | 133 (15.3) | 0.0137 |
| Barangay Officials | 192 (67.3) | 696 (79.9) | 0.0000 |
| Police | 5 (1.9) | 3 (0.3) | 1.9954 |
| City/Municipal Agriculture Office | 25 (8.6) | 28 (3.2) | 1.9998 |
| Rural Health Unit | 17 (6.0) | 8 (0.9) | 2.0000 |
| Others | 25 (8.6) | 3 (0.3) | 2.0000 |