Ithiga, Naftaly MwanikiJuma, NyamaiGitaka, Jesse2024-08-262024-08-262023-11https://erepository.mku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/6342Control of rabies in Kenya is of major importance. Machakos county has reported the highest number of rabies cases nationally. Adoption of rabies control measures by residents is determined by various factors including the proportion of households with dogs vaccinated against rabies among others. The study involved 397 residents of 6 wards in Mwala sub-county, Machakos County, Kenya where the sampling frame was the number of households in each ward with dogs eligible for vaccination. A structured questionnaire and an interview guide were used to collect both quantitative and qualitative data. Analysis was done using SPSS version 26.0 and Ms. Excel version 8. Descriptive statistics was used to demonstrate the prevalence of various characteristics by means of standard deviation, mean and median. Data was presented using bar graphs, pie charts and tables. 74.1% of the homesteads had dogs. Only 23.5% of these were vaccinated against rabies. Educational level and occupation status were greatly associated with vaccination of dogs (p=0.012 and p=0.025 respectively). The study concluded that vaccination of dogs against rabies plays a major role in the adoption of control measures against the disease.enArticle