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Table 4 Summary of ward data recorded in the study and of municipal data from the 2002 national census

From: Domestic dog demographic structure and dynamics relevant to rabies control planning in urban areas in Africa: the case of Iringa, Tanzania

 

GL

KH

IL

MK

All study area

Iringa

Nr of HH

1630

3013

1171

2179

7993

24512

Nr of humans

9975

12833

3868

7486

34162

106668

Nr of dogs

1011

959

167

361

2498

na

DHH in % (mean, 95% CIs)

22.45 (20.43-24.42)

15.15 13.87-16.45

7.51 6.06-9.05

7.02 5.97-8.12

13.29 12.56-14.06

na

Dogs/HH (mean, 95% CIs)

0.62 (0.54-0.70)

0.30 0.27-0.34

0.14 0.11-0.18

0.16 0.12-0.19

0.31 0.28-0.33

na

Dog:Human (mean, 95% CIs)

1:10 (1:11-1:9)

1:14 1:16-1:13

1:23 1:31-1:18

1:21 1:26-1:18

1:14 1:15-1:13

na

Dogs km -2

243

298

380

415

334

na

  1. number of households; number of inhabitants as per 2002 national census; number of dogs recorded during the study; number of dog-owning households (DHH) in mean and 95% CI; number of dogs per household counted in mean and 95%CI; dog:human ratio in mean and 95%CI; and dog densities in number of dogs recorded per km-2 for each ward as well as for the study area and the municipality.