Table 3 Dog ownership patterns, by villages with and without rabies experience
From: On dogs, people, and a rabies epidemic: results from a sociocultural study in Bali, Indonesia
Characteristic | Villages with rabies experience (n = 150) | Villages without rabies experience (n = 150) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | |
Have a dog as it’s part of the Balinese tradition | 84 | 56 | 89 | 59 |
Have a dog as it’s part of the Hindu tradition | 75 | 50 | 77 | 51 |
Keep free-roaming dog(s) | 122 | 81 | 116 | 77 |
Keep a dog to guard the house | 122 | 81 | 132 | 88 |
Dogs sleep around your property | 150 | 100 | 149 | 99 |
You provide food for your dog | 147 | 98 | 147 | 98 |
Type of food provided: | ||||
▪ Commercial food | 5 | 3 | 9 | 6 |
▪ Leftover food | 26 | 17 | 33 | 22 |
▪ A mixture | 120 | 80 | 107 | 71 |
You can handle your dog | 144 | 96 | 146 | 97 |
Preference for dog gender | ||||
▪ Male | 116 | 77 | 113 | 75 |
▪ Female | 5 | 3 | 12 | 8 |
▪ Either | 32 | 21 | 26 | 17 |
Feeling discomfort/fear of stray dogs | 134 | 89 | 134 | 89 |