Fig. 4.

The variables subjected to regression analysis in the study. 1) Buddhist temples as of 2017, 2) number of garbage dumps [35], 3) number of reported dog bites/attacks [32], 4) number of total dogs [45], 5) number of un-owned female dogs [45], 6) number of cats [45], 7) districts sharing country borders, 8) human population [34], 9) Average poverty across 2006–2015 [46], and 10) yearly average of human post exposure prophylaxis (PEP)*. The variables were categorized based on natural breaks (Jenks) ([40]. The data for variables 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, and 10 were available at provincial level and those were disaggregated across districts according to human population of 2015.