Dog owners' intention to control rabies and their willingness to pay for rabies vaccine in Northwestern Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT: Rabies is a viral disease that affects both animals and humans. Effectiveness of a rabies control measures depends on collaboration of dog owners. This study was conducted in North West Ethiopia to understand the intention and willingness to pay (WTP) of dog owners related to rabies control and factors affecting rabies control measures. Data was collected from 423 randomly selected dog owners in four Gondar zones, North West Ethiopia. The theory of planned behavior was used to explore the intention of dog owners towards implementing rabies control measures. Contingent evaluation method was used to evaluate WTP for rabies vaccine. Logistic regression analysis was used to test association with factors. Large majority of dog owners had positive intention to control rabies by vaccination of do

SUBMITTER: Mengie F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11896628 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature