Table 2 Respondents’ awareness of rabies in animals and humans
Variable | Level/response | Number of respondents (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kiduhi (N = 80) | Twatwatwa (N = 84) | Ihombwe (N = 84) | Overall (%) | ||
Education level | Informal | 30 (37.5) | 26 (31.0) | 24 (28.6) | 32.3 |
Primary | 45 (56.3) | 49 (58.3) | 58 (69.0) | 61.3 | |
Secondary | 5 (6.2)* | 9 (10.7)* | 2 (2.4)** | 6.4 | |
Knowledge about rabies | YES | 69 (86.2) | 77 (91.7) | 80 (95.2) | 91.1 |
NO | 11 (13.8)* | 7 (8.3)* | 4 (4.8)** | 8.9 | |
Awareness of clinical signs of rabies in animals | YES | 45 (62.5) | 56 (66.7) | 60 (71.4) | 66.9 |
NO | 35 (37.5) | 28 (33.3) | 24 (28.6) | 33.1 | |
Awareness of clinical signs of rabies in humans | YES | 13 (16.2) | 15 (17.9) | 16 (19.0) | 17.7 |
NO | 67 (83.8) | 69 (82.1) | 68 (81.0) | 82.3 | |
Knowledge about rabies control | YES | 10 (12.5)** | 21 (25)* | 20 (23.8)* | 20.4 |
NO | 70 (87.5) | 63 (75) | 64 (76.2) | 79.6 | |
Awareness of vaccination campaigns in the area | YES | 21 (26.2) | 27 (32.1) | 24 (28.6) | 29 |
NO | 59 (73.8) | 57 (67.9) | 60 (71.4) | 71 | |