Dog ownership satisfaction relates to the quality of life of both owner and dog, and when seriously compromised may even lead to dog abandonment. Knowledge on determinants of...

The continuous variables are presented as mean (SD) and p-value (t-test). The discrete variables are presented as frequency (%) and p-value (χ2 -test). In Model 1A, HTN is...

OR = Odds ratio; CI = Confidence interval. *Female dogs that had been giving birth during their life. **The economic value of dogs was based on the owners’ estimation. ***4...

The hazard ratios of death in dog owners compared to people who do not own a dog.

OR = Odds ratio; CI = Confidence interval. *The economic value of dogs was based on the owners’ estimation. 1The currency rate when the study was conducted, 1 February 2013:...

Parents interact with children following specific styles, known to influence child development. These styles represent variations in the dimensions of demandingness and...

Distribution of the sample of households across selected administrative sectors and districts in Kigali city, Rwanda.

Lactate-levels (mg/dl; mean ± SD) before and after exercise and mean (± SD) increases in lactate levels (mg/dL) after exercise in the pimobendan- and placebo-group.

The data was randomly split in halves: Exploratory Factor Analysis was performed on one half to identify factors and tested on the other half by Confirmatory Factor Analysis....

*The question was posed only to dog owners who knew that “rabies in humans can be prevented” (n = 403). Differences were tested with a Chi square test. Rabies knowledge of...

BackgroundRabies is a zoonotic viral disease that can occur in all warm-blooded animals, including humans. Vaccinating dogs can protect people from contracting rabies. Rabies is...

BackgroundDental disease is one of the most common health problems in dogs. However, no studies have investigated the attitudes, opinions and practices of dog owners,...

Multivariable logistic regression analysis of factors of knowledge, attitudes and practices towards rabies in Kigali city.

The Dog-Directed Parenting Styles and Dimensions Questionnaire (DD-PSDQ) as constructed from the adapted 32-PSDQ with the addition of two elements from the 62-PSDQ to create a...

Details of questionnaire recipients, responses before and after reminders, as well as median response time.

*Number of dog owners that experienced a dog bite among one of their family members. Uptake of rabies control measures to reduce human rabies cases in Sikka and Manggarai...

These were performed for qualitative assessment of non-responders, as part of the non-response analysis.

Distribution of the number of dogs aborting or completing the submaximal exercise test.

Echocardiographic parameters LA/Ao-ratio (mean ± SD) LVIDDn using the Cornell-Index (mean ± SD), FS (mean ± SD) of the dogs and the p-values for comparing the pimobendan- and...

Sources of information about rabies for the respondents.