Table 4.
Association between socio-demographic characteristics and the vaccination of dogs against rabies and the odds of dog vaccination against rabies.
| Variable | Vaccinated Dog | Total [n = 260] n (%) | χ2 (p-Value) | COR (95% CI) p-Value | AOR (95% CI) p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No [n = 123] n (%) | Yes [n = 137] n (%) | |||||
| District | ||||||
| Bawku Municipal | 18 (14.6) | 28 (20.4) | 46 (17.7) | 57.61 (<0.001) ** | Ref. | |
| Bawku West | 11 (8.9) | 32 (23.4) | 43 (16.5) | 1.87 (0.76, 4.63) 0.175 | 5.27 (1.73, 16.03) 0.003 | |
| Bolga Municipal | 24 (19.5) | 20 (14.6) | 44 (16.9) | 0.54 (0.23, 1.24) 0.144 | 0.79 (0.28, 2.22) 0.660 | |
| Bongo | 17 (13.8) | 30 (21.9) | 47 (18.1) | 1.13 (0.49, 2.63) 0.768 | 2.92 (1.02, 8.35) 0.045 | |
| Builsa North | 11 (8.9) | 25 (18.2) | 36 (13.9) | 1.46 (0.58, 3.68) 0.421 | 3.31 (1.02, 10.71) 0.046 | |
| Kassena Nankana | 42 (34.2) | 2 (1.5) | 44 (16.9) | 0.03 (0.01, 0.14) 0.000 | 0.06 (0.11, 0.29) 0.001 | |
| Education | ||||||
| None | 68 (55.3) | 54 (39.4) | 122 (46.9) | 15.37 (0.004) ** | Ref. | Ref. |
| Primary | 16 (13.0) | 19 (13.9) | 35 (13.5) | 1.50 (0.70, 3.18) 0.296 | 2.16 (0.83, 5.62) 0.114 | |
| JHS | 13 (10.6) | 17 (12.4) | 30 (11.5) | 1.65 (0.74, 3.69) 0.225 | 1.27 (0.47, 3.45) 0.635 | |
| SHS | 18 (14.6) | 16 (11.7) | 34 (13.1) | 1.12 (0.52, 2.40) 0.772 | 0.62 (0.23, 1.65) 0.334 | |
| Tertiary | 8 (6.5) | 31 (22.6) | 39 (15.0) | 4.88 (2.07, 11.48) 0.000 | 3.57 (0.97, 13.14) 0.056 | |
| Occupation | ||||||
| Unemployed | 14 (11.4) | 17 (12.4) | 31 (11.9) | 11.66 (0.009) ** | Ref. | Ref. |
| Farmer | 86 (69.9) | 72 (52.5) | 158 (60.8) | 0.69 (0.32, 1.49) 0.346 | 1.07 (0.41, 2.77) 0.891 | |
| Trader | 15 (12.2) | 22 (16.1) | 37 (14.2) | 1.21 (0.46, 3.17) 0.701 | 3.37 (0.94, 12.06) 0.062 | |
| Civil/public servant | 8 (6.5) | 26 (19.0) | 34 (13.1) | 2.68 (0.93, 7.74) 0.069 | 1.25 (0.32, 4.87) 0.752 | |
| Religion | ||||||
| Christian | 62 (50.4) | 80 (58.4) | 142 (54.6) | 8.25 (0.016) * | Ref. | |
| Muslim | 9 (7.3) | 20 (14.6) | 29 (11.2) | 1.72 (0.73, 4.04) 0.212 | 2.64 (0.90, 7.73) 0.076 | |
| African traditional religion | 52 (42.3) | 37 (27.0) | 89 (34.2) | 0.55 (0.32, 0.94) 0.030 | 0.96 (0.46, 2.02) 0.921 | |
Note = * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01.