Assessing factors associated with owner’s individual decision to vaccinate their dogs against rabies: A house-to-house survey in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso; dog vaccination; household survey; owned dogs; rabies control
Abstract :
[en] Background and Aim: In rabies endemic area, dog vaccination is an effective way of controlling the disease in animals and humans if a minimum of 70% vaccination coverage is reached. This study aimed to identify dog demographics and household characteristics associated with dogs’ vaccination against rabies in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
Materials and Methods: A questionnaire was used to collect data from respondents with regard to their dogs’ demographics and their household characteristics. Chi-square test and Fisher’s exact test were performed to assess the association between explicative variables and the dogs’ vaccination status.
Results: Overall, as per the findings of this study, it was determined that out of 424 dogs, 57.8% were reportedly vaccinated. The vaccination status was significantly associated with most of the household variables (e.g., gender of the respondent, age, level of education, main means of transportation, participation in a vaccination campaign, knowledge on rabies, and knowledge on dog vaccination) and the dogs’ variables (breed of dog, dog origin, purpose for keeping, confinement status, and perceived behavior) (p<0.05). Moreover, only religion, type of housing, knowledge of rabies transmission modes, and dog sex were not significantly associated with vaccination status (p>0.05).
Conclusion: Our study generated informative data showing that animal health workers could develop effective rabies
vaccination strategy planning by examining owned dog demographics and their husbandry practices in households.
Research Center/Unit :
Université de Liège - ULiège Ecole Inter-etats des Sciences et Medecine Vétérinaires - EISMV
Soré, Abdoul-Fataf; Ecole Inter-Etats des Sciences et Médecine Vétérinaires - EISMV
Dahourou, Laibané Dieudonné; University of Dedougou - UDDG
Ossebi, walter; Ecole Inter-Etats des Sciences et Médecine Vétérinaires - EISMV
Combari, Alima Hadjia Banyala; Environment and Agricultural Research Institute - INERA/CNRST
Alambedji, Rianatou Bada; Ecole Inter-Etats des Sciences et Médecine Vétérinaires - EISMV
Tarnagda, Zékiba; Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé - IRSS/CNRST
Language :
English
Title :
Assessing factors associated with owner’s individual decision to vaccinate their dogs against rabies: A house-to-house survey in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Publication date :
27 April 2021
Journal title :
Veterinary World
ISSN :
0972-8988
eISSN :
2231-0916
Publisher :
Veterinary World, India
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Name of the research project :
Analyse de la faisabilité technique et socio-économique du contrôle de la rage animale et humaine au Burkina Faso
Funders :
ARES - Académie de Recherche et d'Enseignement Supérieur
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