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Table 1 Knowledge of the word “zoonosis” and awareness of its meaning by pet owners according to parish of residence, educational qualification, gender, presence of young children in the family and age

From: Parasitic zoonoses associated with dogs and cats: a survey of Portuguese pet owners’ awareness and deworming practices

Variable/category

Percentage (n) of positive responses

Zoonoses – has heard of

Zoonoses – understands

Gender

P = 0.271

P = 0.081

 Female

58.5 (193)

38.2 (126)

 Male

26.6 (102)

30.2 (58)

Total

56.5 (295)

35.2 (184)

Age (years)

P = 0.010

P = 0.016

  ≤ 18

1.0 (1)a

0 (0)b

 19–64

57.6 (279)a

36.8 (178)b

  ≥ 65

53.6 (15)

3.3 (6)

Total

56.5 (295)

35.2 (184)

Parish

P = 0.232

P = 0.094

 Rural

52.4 (89)

30.0 (51)

 Non-rural

58.3 (203)

37.9 (132)

Total

56.4 (292)

35.3 (183)

Schooling (degree)

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

 Basic *

27.3 (12)c

11.4 (5)e,f

 Intermediate **

44.8 (78)d

18.4 (32)e,g

 Academic ***

66.4 (188)c,d

46.3 (131)f,g

Total

55.5 (278)

33.5 (168)

Presence of young members

P = 0.811

P = 0.110

 Yes

57.8 (74)

41.4 (53)

 No

56.1 (221)

33.2 (131)

Total

56.6 (295)

64.8 (238)

  1. * < 9 years of schooling; ** ≥ 9 and ≤ 12 years of schooling; *** licentiate, master’s and/ or doctorate degrees. Bonferroni correction (i.e. multiplying each P-value by 3) has been incorporated between categories: a P = 0.003; b P = 0.048; c P < 0.001; d P < 0.001; e P = 1.0; f P < 0.001; g P < 0.001. Only statistically significant differences are shown