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. 2021 Mar 10;7(4):1096–1106. doi: 10.1002/vms3.468

TABLE 3.

Dog characteristics and vaccination status (n = 255)

Dog characteristics N° observed (%) Vaccination status p‐value
Doubtful (%) Non‐vaccinated (%) Vaccinated (%)
Sex
Female 92 (36.1) 8.9 65.8 25.3 0.815
Male 163 (63.9) 8.0 70.0 22.0
Breed of dog
Exotic 3 (1.2) 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.003
Local 242 (94.9) 8.8 67.7 23.5
Crossbred 10 (3.9) 0.0 40.0 60.0
Origin of dog
Bought 165 (64.7) 10.3 55.5 34.2 0.002
Gift 64 (25.1) 5.2 82.8 12.1
Born in the household 11 (4.3) 10.0 80.0 20.0
Picked on the street 15 (5.9) 0.0 92.9 7.1
Purpose of being kept
Companionship 29 (11.4) 7.4 70.4 22.2 0.243
Guard 173 (67.8) 9.9 60.9 29.2
Both 53 (20.8) 4.0 78.0 18.0
Dog number per household
One 239 (93.7) 8.0 65.6 26.4 0.714
Two 15 (5.9) 14.3 64.9 21.4
Three 1 (0.4) 0.0 100.0 0.0
Confinement status
Confined 85 (33.3) 10.0 51.2 38.8 0.007
Roaming 107 (41.9) 10.1 71.7 18.2
Both 63 (24.7) 3.4 74.6 22.0