Research (Published online: 27-04-2021)
29. Assessing factors associated with owner's individual decision to vaccinate their dogs against rabies: A house-to-house survey in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Madi Savadogo, Abdoul-Fataf Soré, Laibané Dieudonné Dahourou, Walter Ossebi, Alima Hadjia Banyala Combari, Rianatou Bada Alambedji and Zékiba Tarnagda
Veterinary World, 14(4): 1014-1019
Madi Savadogo: Laboratoire National de Référence-Grippes (LNR-G), Unité des Maladies à potentiel Epidémique, Maladies Emergentes et Zoonoses, Département de Biologie Médicale et Santé Publique, Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS/CNRST), P.O. Box 7047, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; Service de Microbiologie, Immunologie et Pathologies Infectieuses, Département de Santé Publique et Environnement, Ecole Inter-Etats des Sciences et Médecine Vétérinaires (EISMV), P.O. Box 5077, Dakar, Dakar, Senegal; Fundamental and Applied Research for Animals and Health (FARAH), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liege, Quartier Vallée 2 avenue de Cureghem 10, Liege, Belgium.
Abdoul-Fataf Soré: Service de Microbiologie, Immunologie et Pathologies Infectieuses, Département de Santé Publique et Environnement, Ecole Inter-Etats des Sciences et Médecine Vétérinaires (EISMV), P.O. Box 5077, Dakar, Dakar, Senegal.
Laibané Dieudonné Dahourou: Department of Animal Husbandry, Environmental Sciences and Rural Development Institute, University of Dedougou (UDDG), P.O. Box 174, Dedougou, Burkina Faso.
Walter Ossebi: Service d'Economie Rurale et Gestion, Département des Sciences Biologiques et Productions Animales, Ecole Inter-Etats des Sciences et Médecine Vétérinaires (EISMV), P.O. Box 5077, Dakar, Dakar, Sénégal.
Alima Hadjia Banyala Combari: Department of Animal Production, Environment and Agricultural Research Institute (INERA/CNRST), P.O. Box 910, Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
Rianatou Bada Alambedji: Service de Microbiologie, Immunologie et Pathologies Infectieuses, Département de Santé Publique et Environnement, Ecole Inter-Etats des Sciences et Médecine Vétérinaires (EISMV), P.O. Box 5077, Dakar, Dakar, Senegal.
Zékiba Tarnagda: Laboratoire National de Référence-Grippes (LNR-G), Unité des Maladies à potentiel Epidémique, Maladies Emergentes et Zoonoses, Département de Biologie Médicale et Santé Publique, Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS/CNRST), P.O. Box 7047, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
doi: www.doi.org/10.14202/vetworld.2021.1014-1019
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Article history: Received: 22-12-2020, Accepted: 17-03-2021, Published online: 27-04-2021
Corresponding author: Madi Savadogo
E-mail: savadogo.madi@yahoo.fr
Citation: Savadogo M, Soré A, Dahourou LD, Ossebi W, Combari AHB, Bada Alambedji R, Tarnagda Z (2021) Assessing factors associated with owner's individual decision to vaccinate their dogs against rabies: A house-to-house survey in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Veterinary World, 14(4): 1014-1019.
Abstract
Background and Aim: In rabies endemic area, dog vaccination is an effective way of controlling the disease in animals and humans if a minimum of 70% vaccination coverage is reached. This study aimed to identify dog demographics and household characteristics associated with dogs' vaccination against rabies in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
Materials and Methods: A questionnaire was used to collect data from respondents with regard to their dogs' demographics and their household characteristics. Chi-square test and Fisher's exact test were performed to assess the association between explicative variables and the dogs' vaccination status.
Results: Overall, as per the findings of this study, it was determined that out of 424 dogs, 57.8% were reportedly vaccinated. The vaccination status was significantly associated with most of the household variables (e.g., gender of the respondent, age, level of education, main means of transportation, participation in a vaccination campaign, knowledge on rabies, and knowledge on dog vaccination) and the dogs' variables (breed of dog, dog origin, purpose for keeping, confinement status, and perceived behavior) (p<0.05). Moreover, only religion, type of housing, knowledge of rabies transmission modes, and dog sex were not significantly associated with vaccination status (p>0.05).
Conclusion: Our study generated informative data showing that animal health workers could develop effective rabies vaccination strategy planning by examining owned dog demographics and their husbandry practices in households.
Keywords: Burkina Faso, dog vaccination, household survey, owned dogs, rabies control.