Vet World Vol.14 April-2021 Article-29
Research Article
Veterinary World, 14(4): 1014-1019
https://doi.org/10.14202/vetworld.2021.1014-1019
Assessing factors associated with owner's individual decision to vaccinate their dogs against rabies: A house-to-house survey in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Department of Animal Husbandry, Environmental Sciences and Rural Development Institute, University of Dedougou (UDDG), P.O. Box 174, Dedougou, Burkina Faso.
5. 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.
6. Department of Animal Production, Environment and Agricultural Research Institute (INERA/CNRST), P.O. Box 910, Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
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.
Keywords: Burkina Faso, dog vaccination, household survey, owned dogs, rabies control.
How to cite this article: 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.
Received: 22-12-2020 Accepted: 17-03-2021 Published online: 27-04-2021
Corresponding author: Madi Savadogo E-mail: savadogo.madi@yahoo.fr
DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2021.1014-1019
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