Table 5.
Mean knowledge, attitudes, and practices scores with β-coefficients by respondent/household characteristics
| Characteristic | Knowledge score* (n = 390) | Attitudes score† (n = 232) | Practices score† (n = 118) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (s.d.) | β (P value) | Mean (s.d.) | β (P value) | Mean (s.d.) | β (P value) | |
| Age of respondent | ||||||
| <30 years | 7·8 (2·9) | −0·7 (0·2) | 5·8 (0·4) | 0·1 (0·2) | 7·4 (1·4) | 0·4 (0·5) |
| ⩾30 years | 8·5 (3·5) | Referent | 5·6 (0·7) | Referent | 7·0 (1·7) | Referent |
| Sex | ||||||
| Female | 8·1 (3·4) | −0·8 (0·04) | 5·6 (0·6) | −0·1 (0·5) | 7·0 (1·8) | −0·1 (0·7) |
| Male | 8·9 (3·4) | Referent | 5·7 (0·6) | Referent | 7·2 (1·5) | Referent |
| Respondent is head of household | ||||||
| Yes | 8·7 (3·7) | 0·5 (0·2) | 5·7 (0·6) | −0·01 (0·9) | 7·0 (1·7) | −0·1 (0·8) |
| No | 8·2 (3·2) | Referent | 5·7 (0·6) | Referent | 7·1 (1·7) | Referent |
| Type of employment | ||||||
| Unemployed | 7·8 (3·2) | Referent | 5·4 (0·9) | Referent | 7·0 (1·7) | Referent |
| Non-professional | 8·4 (3·1) | 0·6 (0·2) | 5·7 (0·5) | 0·3 (0·01) | 7·1 (1·5) | 0·1 (0·8) |
| Professional | 9·1 (4·1) | 1·3 (0·02) | 5·7 (0·5) | 0·3 (0·01) | 7·0 (2·1) | −0·04 (0·9) |
| Number of household members | ||||||
| <5 | 8·3 (3·5) | Referent | 5·6 (0·7) | Referent | 7·1 (1·8) | Referent |
| 5–20 | 8·4 (3·3) | 0·1 (0·7) | 5·7 (0·6) | 0·1 (0·2) | 7·1 (1·6) | 0·03 (0·9) |
| Household has child aged <15 years | ||||||
| Yes | 8·5 (3·2) | 0·7 (0·1) | 5·7 (0·6) | 0·1 (0·4) | 7·2 (1·5) | 0·3 (0·4) |
| No | 7·8 (3·9) | Referent | 5·6 (0·7) | Referent | 6·9 (1·9) | Referent |
| History of household dog bite | ||||||
| Yes | 7·7 (3·0) | −0·9 (0·03) | 5·7 (0·5) | 0·03 (0·8) | 7·1 (1·5) | 0·1 (0·9) |
| No | 8·6 (3·5) | Referent | 5·6 (0·7) | Referent | 7·1 (1·7) | Referent |
| Known someone with rabies | ||||||
| Yes | 8·8 (3·0) | 0·8 (0·04) | 5·8 (0·5) | 0·2 (0·05) | 7·2 (1·7) | 0·04 (0·9) |
| No | 8·1 (3·4) | Referent | 5·6 (0·7) | Referent | 7·1 (1·6) | Referent |
| Dog-ownership | ||||||
| Yes | 8·8 (3·4) | 1·5 (<0·001) | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| No | 7·2 (3·2) | Referent | ||||
| Distance of household municipality to OPV | ||||||
| 1–64·9 km | 7·7 (3·4) | Referent | 5·7 (0·5) | Referent | 7·2 (1·6) | Referent |
| ⩾65 km | 9·3 (3·1) | 1·7 (<0·001) | 5·6 (0·7) | −0·03 (0·7) | 7·0 (1·7) | −0·2 (0·5) |
| Household municipality had recent human rabies | ||||||
| Yes | 8·0 (3·5) | −0·9 (0·01) | 5·6 (0·7) | −0·1 (0·1) | 7·4 (1·5) | 0·6 (0·1) |
| No | 8·8 (3·3) | Referent | 5·7 (0·6) | Referent | 6·8 (1·8) | Referent |
OPV, Office of the Provincial Veterinarian; n.a., not available.
*
Households that had heard of rabies.
†
Dog-owning households.