Volume 18, Number 6—June 2012
Research
Community Survey after Rabies Outbreaks, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
Table 3
Multivariate analysis of respondents’ rabies knowledge in Flagstaff, pet ownership, dog ownership, and translocation, with demographic and rabies-related characteristics*
Characteristic | Odds ratio (95% CI) |
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Knowledge of rabies in Flagstaff† | Pet owners | Dog owners | Translocators | |
Concern about rabies in Flagstaff | ||||
Concerned | 2.49 (1.21–5.15) | |||
Not concerned | ||||
Potential for contact with nuisance wild animal on property | ||||
Yes | 16.33 (9.98–26.74) | |||
No | Referent | |||
Aware of quarantine in Flagstaff during 2009 | ||||
Yes | 4.20 (2.67–6.62) | 2.24 (1.55–3.23) | ||
No | Referent | Referent | ||
Leash policy prevents pet exposure to rabid animals | ||||
Yes | 0.39 (0.23–0.68) | 0.27 (0.17–0.44) | ||
No | Referent | Referent | ||
Years lived in Flagstaff | ||||
>10 | 3.73 (1.77–7.86) | |||
<10 | Referent | |||
Sex | ||||
F | 0.74 (0.56–0.96) | |||
M | Referent | |||
Characteristics interaction‡ | ||||
Age >60 y | ||||
Potential for contact with sick domestic animal | 0.96 (0.56–1.66) | 1.04 (0.60–1.83) | ||
No potential for contact with sick domestic animal | Referent | Referent | ||
Age <60 y | ||||
Potential for contact with sick domestic animal | 2.78 (1.67–4.63) | 2.20 (1.46–3.27) | ||
No potential for contact with sick domestic animal | Referent | Referent | ||
Women | ||||
Aware of quarantine | 5.42 (3.29–8.95) | |||
Not aware of quarantine | Referent | |||
Men | ||||
AwaAware of quarantine | 1.37 (0.79–2.39) | |||
NoNot aware of quarantine | Referent |
*Characteristics and interactions significant in the multivariate regression analysis, p<0.05.
†Knowledge of rabies in Flagstaff is defined as “yes” if the respondent 1) knew about the outbreak in Flagstaff and 2) knew the 3 main animals that have had rabies in Flagstaff (bat, skunk, fox).
‡Odds ratio estimates for individual terms involved in interaction are not displayed.