Awareness of zoonotic diseases and parasite control practices: a survey of dog and cat owners in Qatar

Parasites & Vectors

Table 6 Indication of possible pathways associated with parasitic diseases transmitted to animals

Pathway/substance	n	%	P-value
Animal faeces	73	48.7
Raw meat	57	38.0
Soil	40	26.7*	P = 0.036^a
Food	39	26.0
Arthropods	37	24.7
No idea	37	24.7
Mother to child	31	20.7
Plants	20	13.3
Environmental contamination	18	12
Claw scratch	1	0.7*	P < 0.0001^b

*Statistically significant difference to the frequency value positioned immediately above
^aχ² = 2.10, df = 1
^bFisher’s exact test

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