Demographic and Ecological Survey of Dog Population in Aba, Abia State, Nigeria

Table 1

Household information on dog ecology obtained from respondents in 500 households in Aba North and Aba South LGA of Abia state (from April to June 2013).

Variable	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Enclosure of home
No fence	66	13.2
Fence/wall, but does not restrain dogs	115	23.0
Fence/wall, completely restrain dogs	319	63.8
Housing of dogs
Specially constructed house/cage	368	73.6
On house passage way/corridor	105	21.0
Anywhere on the premises	27	5.4
Control of dog(s) movement
Never allowed to leave premises	464	92.8
Allow to roam freely	36	7.2
Do you observe stray dogs on your street
Yes	112	22.4
No	388	77.6
Has any member of the household been; bitten by stray dog in the last 12 months
Yes	63	12.6
No	437	87.4
Do dogs other than yours eat at your; home
Yes	29	5.8
No	471	94.2
Total	500	100