A case-control study was undertaken in the District of Agam West Sumatera, to identify risk factors associated with rabies. Case were defined as dog identified as rabies by FAT in BPPV Regional II Bukittinggi. Forty five cases of rabies were identified in the District Agam between January 2002 and Juli 2003, and 45 healthies sex matched dogs were used in this study as control group. Questionares were distributed to obtain probable rabies-associated risk factors. Secondary data were obtained from the local authorities. The results of this study revealed that some factors were associated with rabies, namely, number of population of dog (P = 0,0061OR = 0,23), vaccination (P = 0,0000OR = 121,00), image owner toward vaccination (P = 0,0000OR = 105,06), namely level education of owner (P = 0,0001OR = 13,05), income of owner (P = 0,0000OR = 13,39), system of raising dog (P = 0,0000OR = 8,50), knowledge of the owner about rabies (P = 0,0000OR = 32,00), the hunting use of the dog (P = 0,0032OR = 3,62), and the origin of the dog (P = 0,0019OR = 8,73).
Keywords: dog -rabies-case-control study -the District of Agam
