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

Widyastuti, Maria Digna Winda; Bardosh, Kevin Louis; Sunandar, ᅟ; Basri, C.; Basuno, E.; Jatikusumah, A.; Arief, R. A.; Putra, A. A. G.; Rukmantara, A.; Estoepangestie, A. T. S.; Willyanto, I.; Natakesuma, I. K. G.; Sumantra, I. P.; Grace, D.; Unger, F.; Gilbert, J.

doi:10.1186/s40249-015-0061-1

Infectious Diseases of Poverty

Table 6 Level of community knowledge towards rabies and the rabies control program, based on village status (n = 150)

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

No.	Variables based on village status			Level of knowledge								p-value
				Good		Fair		Poor		Total (n=150)
				n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
1	Sex	Village with rabies experience	▪ Men	39	33	76	64	3	3	118	100	0.682
			▪ Women	8	25	23	72	1	3	32	100
			Total	47	31	99	66	4	3	150	100
		Village without rabies experience	▪ Men	53	41	75	58	1	1	129	100	0.029¹
			▪ Women	8	38	11	52	2	10	21	100
			Total	61	41	86	57	3	2	150	100
2	Age	Village with rabies experience	▪ <30 years old	7	39	11	61	0	0	18	100	0.494
			▪ 30–50 years old	29	35	52	63	2	2	83	100
			▪ >50 years old	11	22	36	74	2	4	49	100
			Total	47	31	99	66	4	3	150	100
		Village without rabies experience	▪ <30 years old	3	43	3	43	1	14	7	100	0.045¹
			▪ 30–50 years old	44	45	51	53	2	2	97	100
			▪ >50 years old	14	30	32	70	0	0	46	100
			Total	61	41	86	57	3	2	150	100
3	Religion	Village with rabies experience	▪ Hindu	47	32	97	65	4	3	148	100	0.593
			▪ Moslem	0	0	2	100	0	0	2	100
			Total	47	31	99	66	4	3	150	100
		Village without rabies experience	▪ Hindu	61	41	85	57	3	2	149	100	0.688
			▪ Moslem	0	0	1	100	0	0	1	100
			Total	61	41	86	57	3	2	150	100
4	Educational background	Village with rabies experience	▪ No formal education	2	22	6	67	1	11	9	100	0.053
			▪ Elementary school (graduated)	6	15	31	77	3	8	40	100
			▪ Junior high school (graduated)	7	35	13	65	0	0	20	100
			▪ High school (graduated)	18	41	26	59	0	0	44	100
			▪ University	14	38	23	62	0	0	37	100
			Total	47	31	99	66	4	3	150	100
		Village without rabies experience	▪ No formal education	1	20	4	80	0	0	5	100	0.107
			▪ Elementary school (graduated)	9	26	23	68	2	6	34	100
			▪ Junior high school (graduated)	5	33	10	67	0	0	15	100
			▪ High school (graduated)	27	42	37	58	0	0	64	100
			▪ University	19	59	12	38	1	3	32	100
			Total	61	41	86	57	3	2	150	100
5	Role in local community	Village with rabies experience	▪ Local government	20	43	26	57	0	0	46	100	0.176
			▪ Traditional leader	11	22	36	74	2	4	49	100
			▪ Part of general community	16	29	37	67	2	4	55	100
			Total	47	31	99	66	4	3	150	100
		Village without rabies experience	▪ Local government	26	52	23	46	1	2	50	100	0.183
			▪ Traditional leader	17	34	33	66	0	0	50	100
			▪ Part of genera; community	18	36	30	60	2	4	50	100
			Total	61	41	86	57	3	2	150	100

¹: statistically significant at 95 % confidence level

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