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Table 5 Level of community knowledge about rabies and the rabies control program (n = 300)

From: On dogs, people, and a rabies epidemic: results from a sociocultural study in Bali, Indonesia

No.

Variables

Level of knowledge

p-value

Good

Fair

Poor

Total (n = 300)

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

1

Sex

        

0.156

 ▪ Male

92

37

151

61

4

2

247

100

 ▪ Female

16

30

34

64

3

6

53

100

     Total

108

36

185

62

7

2

300

100

2

Age

        

0.187

 ▪ <30 years old

10

40

14

56

1

4

25

100

 ▪ 30–50 years old

73

41

103

57

2

2

180

100

 ▪ >50 years old

25

26

68

72

4

2

95

100

     Total

108

36

185

62

7

2

300

100

3

Religion

        

0.390

 ▪ Hindu

108

36

182

61

7

3

297

100

 ▪ Moslem

0

0

3

100

0

0

3

100

     Total

108

36

185

62

7

2

300

100

4

Educational background

        

0.0021

 ▪ No formal education

3

21

10

72

1

7

14

100

 ▪ Elementary school (graduated)

15

20

54

73

5

7

74

100

 ▪ Junior High school (graduated)

12

34

23

66

0

0

35

100

 ▪ High school (graduated)

45

42

63

58

0

0

108

100

 ▪ University

33

48

35

51

1

1

69

100

     Total

108

36

185

62

7

2

300

100

5

Role in local community

        

0.0341

 ▪ Local government

46

48

49

51

1

1

96

100

 ▪ Traditional leader

28

28

69

70

2

2

99

100

 ▪ Part of general community

34

32

67

64

4

4

105

100

     Total

108

36

185

62

7

2

300

100

  1. 1: statistically significant at 95 % confidence level