TABLE 1.
Dog and human population description in four resource-limited rural villages at proximity of wildlife conservation areas, Mnisi Tribal Authority, Bushbuckridge Municipality, Mpumalanga province, South Africa (2013).
| Dog and human population indicators | Categories | Hluvukani | Athol | Utah | Dixie |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area (km2) | - | 4.46 | 0.73 | 0.74 | 0.29 |
| Number of interviewed households | - | 1908 | 550 | 370 | 128 |
| Percentage of non-respondent households | - | 17% | 7% | 5% | 3% |
| Human population | - | 8916* | 2889† | 1692 | 484 |
| Human population density (people/km2) | - | 1999* | 3958† | 2286 | 1669 |
| People per household | Minimum | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 25th percentile | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Median | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
| 75th percentile | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | |
| Maximum | 23 | 21 | 13 | 13 | |
| Owned dog population | - | 557 | 241 | 107 | 37 |
| Owned dog population density (dog/km2) | - | 125 | 330 | 145 | 128 |
| Dog:human ratio | - | 1:16* | 1:12† | 1:16 | 1:13 |
| Sex of dogs | Male | 345 (62%) | 149 (62%) | 63 (59%) | 24 (65%) |
| Female | 209 (38%) | 92 (38%) | 44 (41%) | 13 (35%) | |
| Unknown | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dog sex ratio (males/females) | - | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| Dog age distribution | 0–3 months | 98 (18%) | 5 (2%) | 4 (4%) | 0 |
| 4–11 months | 70 (13%) | 39 (18%) | 19 (20%) | 6 (24%) | |
| 12–23 months | 111 (20%) | 38 (17%) | 12 (13%) | 3 (12%) | |
| 24–35 months | 99 (18%) | 44 (20%) | 16 (17%) | 4 (16%) | |
| 36 months + | 174 (31%) | 96 (43%) | 43 (46%) | 12 (48%) | |
| Unknown | 5 | 19 | 13 | 12 | |
| Dogs per household | - | 0.29 | 0.44 | 0.29 | 0.29 |
| Number of dog-owning households | - | 291 | 139 | 53 | 24 |
| Percentage of total households | - | 15% | 25% | 14% | 19% |
| Dogs per dog-owning household | Minimum | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 25th percentile | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Median | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 75th percentile | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Maximum | 18 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
*
, Data of human population are only available for 1814 households (538 dogs);
†
, data of human population are only available for 548 households (240 dogs).