Data and facts about the owned dogs of Ethiopia.
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Dog Ownership Practices
Jump to: Ethiopia vs. Kenya
Rabies KAP in Mekelle & Assela, Ethiopia, as well as Kisumu & Siaya, Kenya
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Menghistu, Habtamu Taddele & Thaiyah, Andrew & Bajitie, M. & Bundi, J. & Gugssa, G. & Hailu, Abrha Bsrat & Kirui, Gilbert & Kitaa, Jafred & Tsegaye, Y.. (2018). Free roaming dogs and the communities’ knowledge, attitude and practices of rabies incidence/human exposures: Cases of selected settings in Ethiopia and Kenya. Ethiopian Journal of Health Development. 32. 11-20.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/324506828_Free_roaming_dogs_and_the_communities%27_knowledge_attitude_and_practices_of_rabies_incidencehuman_exposures_Cases_of_selected_settings_in_Ethiopia_and_Kenya
| Ethiopia | Kenya | |||
| Assela | Mekelle | Kisumu | Siaya | |
| Owns a dog / cat | 48.6% | 94.8% | 61.8% | 71.4% |
| Purpose of dog / cat keeping | ||||
| House guard | 100% | 93.9% | 98.1% | 100% |
| Salon pet | 0% | 6.1% | 1.9% | 0% |
| Management of dogs | ||||
| Tied / housed | 50.7% | 22.6% | 22.9% | 65.5% |
| Not tied but fenced | 32.4% | 46.0% | 8.5% | 5.9% |
| Free roaming | 16.9% | 31.4% | 68.6% | 28.6% |