Factors associated with the rabies vaccination status of dogs in households in Beni City, D.R. Congo

Human rabies transmitted by dogs still kills thousands of people each year worldwide. Dog bites are common in the city of Beni (Democratic Republic of Congo), which shows low rabies vaccination coverage. This study aimed to determine the factors associated with the rabies vaccination status of dogs....

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Published in:	Onderstepoort journal of veterinary research Vol. 91; no. 2; pp. e1 - 6
Main Authors:	Kimpanga, Prince D, Taghembwa, Emery K, Mubenga, Gauthier M, Makwera, Jean-Marie T, Muhongya, Norbert M, Chabikuli, Odrade B, Masumu, Justin M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	South Africa African Online Scientific Information Systems (Pty) Ltd t/a AOSIS 16-08-2024 AOSIS (Pty) Ltd AOSIS ARC-Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute - Agricultural Research Council
Subjects:	Adult Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science Anatomy & Morphology Animal bites Animals Bats beni Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Bites and stings Cross-Sectional Studies Democratic Republic of the Congo - epidemiology Disease transmission dog Dog Diseases - epidemiology Dog Diseases - prevention & control Dogs Family Characteristics Female Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice household survey Households Humans Immunization Male Middle Aged National parks Pharmacology & Pharmacy Physiology Proceedings Rabies Rabies - epidemiology Rabies - prevention & control Rabies - veterinary Rabies Vaccines - administration & dosage Surveys Target marketing Vaccination Vaccination - statistics & numerical data Vaccination - veterinary Vaccination Coverage - statistics & numerical data Veterinary Sciences zoonosis Democratic Republic of the Congo Congo (Kinshasa) Congo-Democratic Republic of Congo Uganda Beni rabies dog zoonosis household survey vaccination
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Summary:	Human rabies transmitted by dogs still kills thousands of people each year worldwide. Dog bites are common in the city of Beni (Democratic Republic of Congo), which shows low rabies vaccination coverage. This study aimed to determine the factors associated with the rabies vaccination status of dogs. A cross-sectional analytical study was conducted in the town of Beni among dog owners, during a household survey selected using a multistage sampling. The information sought concerned the knowledge and characteristics of the dog owners as well as the vaccination status of these dogs. Logistic regression was used to investigate associations between the vaccination status of the dogs and the main independent factors. Rabies vaccination coverage in Beni was 26% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 22% - 30%). The main factors associated with the rabies vaccination status of the dog were primary education level of household head (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]:4.8; 95% CI: 1.2- 19.8); university education level of household head (aOR: 5.9; 95% CI: 1.6-22); perceived rabies severity (aOR: 44. 4; 95% CI: 10.4-188), having more than one dog in the household (aOR: 2.6; 95% CI: 1.6-4.3); age range 7-12 months (aOR: 0.2; 95% CI: 0.1-0.6) and confined dog breeding (aOR: 3.9; 95% CI: 1.1-14.9). The low vaccination coverage in Beni requires mass vaccination campaigns against canine rabies targeting the dog owners with low education levels, those raising more than one dog, with stray dogs or dogs less than 12 months old.
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ISSN:	0030-2465 2219-0635 2219-0635
DOI:	10.4102/ojvr.v91i2.2168