Table 3.

Demographics of dog-owning households.

Variables	Rural (%)	Urban (%)	Total
Number of households	176 (55.7)	140 (44.3)	316
Number of people living in household	1777 (60.6)	1153 (39.4)	2930
Average number of person per household	10.1	8.23	9.27
Number of dogs in household	185 (54.9)	152 (45.1)	337
Average number of dogs per household	1.05	1.08	1.06
Dog per persons ratio	1:9.6	1:7.6	1:8.7
Dog confinement status
Free-roaming	23 (51.1)	22 (48.9)	45 (14.3)
Roaming at times	128 (56.9)	97 (43.1)	225 (71.4)
Fully confined	26 (56.5)	20 (43.5)	46 (14.3)
Estimated human population size in Dedougou	–	–	118 727
Estimated dog population in Dedougou			13 647