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Table 5 Characteristics associated with canine vaccination rates by univariate and multivariable methods, Uganda 2013

From: The impact of poverty on dog ownership and access to canine rabies vaccination: results from a knowledge, attitudes and practices survey, Uganda 2013

 

Vaccinated Dogs n (%)

Not Vaccinated n (%)

Odds Ratio (95% CI)

P value

Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI)

Demographic

 Household size

1–3

11 (50.0)

11 (50.0)

Reference

  

4–6

43 (64.2)

24 (35.8)

1.8 (0.7–4.7)

0.20

7–9

34 (53.1)

30 (46.9)

1.1 (0.4–3.0)

0.80

>9

11 (50.0)

11 (50.0)

1.0 (0.3–3.3)

1.00

 Village population density (km2)

0–100

30 (43.5)

39 (56.5)

Reference

 

Reference

101–500

16 (39.0)

25 (61.0)

0.8 (0.4–1.8)

0.65

0.4 (0.1–1.1)

501–2 500

17 (81.0)

4 (19.0)

5.5 (1.7–18.1)

<0.01

3.3 (0.8–13.2)

2 501 +

36 (81.8)

8 (18.2)

5.9 (2.4–14.1)

<0.01

7.9 (2.5–24.8)

 Distance to urban center (km)

>10 000

30 (39.5)

46 (60.5)

Reference

  

1–10 000

36 (63.2)

21 (36.8)

2.6 (1.3–5.3)

<0.01

0

33 (78.6)

9 (21.4)

5.6 (2.4–13.4)

<0.01

Economic

 Owned livestock value (USD)

0

24 (82.8)

5 (17.2)

6.4 (1.9–21.7)

<0.01

 

1–200

12 (42.9)

16 (57.1)

Reference

 

201–500

8 (42.1)

11 (57.9)

1.0 (0.3–3.2)

1.00

501–2 000

34 (50.8)

33 (49.2)

1.4 (0.6–3.3)

0.49

>2 000

21 (65.6)

11 (34.4)

2.5 (0.9–7.2)

0.08

 Home building material quality

Low

3 (21.4)

11 (78.6)

Reference

  

Medium

25 (43.1)

33 (56.9)

2.8 (0.7–11.0)

0.13

High

71 (68.9)

32 (31.1)

8.1 (2.1–31.2)

<0.01

 Village poverty level

0–15%

18 (100)

0 (0.0)

50.7 (2.8–917.2)

<0.01

 

16–35%

12 (70.6)

5 (29.4)

3.2 (0.9–11.8)

0.06

36–55%

56 (51.4)

53 (48.6)

1.5 (0.7–3.3)

0.36

56% +

13 (41.9)

18 (58.1)

Reference

 

Animal Care

 Care provided to owned dogs

No care

11 (44.0)

14 (56.0)

Reference

  

Minimal

16 (39.0)

25 (61.0)

0.8 (0.3–2.3)

0.44

Moderate

40 (54.8)

33 (45.2)

1.5 (0.6–4.3)

0.24

High

32 (88.9)

4 (11.1)

10.2 (2.8–37.6)

<0.01

 Dog Age (years

0–1

34 (38.6)

54 (61.4)

Reference

 

Reference

>1–3

21 (70.0)

9 (30.0)

3.7 (1.5–9.0)

<0.01

12.3 (4.0–38.2)

>3–5

23 (71.9)

9 (28.1)

4.1 (1.7–9.8)

<0.01

8.5 (2.8–25.6)

>5

21 (84.0)

4 (16.0)

8.3 (2.6–26.4)

<0.01

16.9 (4.2–67.6)

 Dog Confinement

Never

24 (43.6)

31 (56.4)

Reference

 

Reference

Rarely Confined

14 (53.9)

12 (46.1)

1.5 (0.6–3.9)

0.2

1.2 (0.3–4.4)

Frequently Confined

31 (63.3)

18 (36.7)

2.2 (1.0–4.9)

0.02

1.8 (0.5–6.3)

Always

23 (60.5)

15 (39.5)

2.0 (0.8–4.6)

0.06

25.4 (4.9–132.9)