A preliminary survey of knowledge, attitudes and practice regarding rabies in West Bengal, India

Kumar, Subhabrata

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“…The level of knowledge of rabies (17%) amongst the respondents as revealed by results from this study is extremely low when compared to other findings round the globe. In India, a high proportion (96%) of respondents had knowledge of Rabies (Kumar, 2019). Comparable high levels of awareness were also found in Sri Lanka (90%); Bali, Indonesia (97%); and 94% in the Bohol Province, Philippines (Matibag et al, 2008;Davlin and VonVille, 2012;Widyastuti et al, 2015).…”

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“…Comparable high levels of awareness were also found in Sri Lanka (90%); Bali, Indonesia (97%); and 94% in the Bohol Province, Philippines (Matibag et al, 2008;Davlin and VonVille, 2012;Widyastuti et al, 2015). The high awareness levels were suggested as a result of the wide dispersion of information of Rabies through the media in those countries (Kumar, 2019). There is thus the need for increase awareness of the disease especially along the One-Health approach to increase knowledge and awarenessraising activities in Zamfara State and hence in Nigeria (Idachaba and Bolajoko, 2018).…”

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Risk Factors Responsible for Canine Rabies in Zamfara State, Nigeria

Ijoma¹,

Ahmad²,

Waziri³

et al. 2022

Nig. Vet. J.

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The global community aims to eliminate human deaths from dog mediated Rabies by 2030. For Nigeria, a rabies endemic country to join the list of countries that have successfully eliminated rabies, there is need for more risk factor studies that addresses her peculiar environment. This study identifies risk factors responsible for rabies cases in Zamfara, Nigeria. A cross-sectional descriptive survey was carried out among dog owners in Zamfara State by administering questionnaires. Seventy questionnaires were administered directly to dog owners across fourteen Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Zamfara state to identify the possible risk factors and IBM SPSS 21 was used to determine the relative risk of Canine Rabies incidence across the state when exposed to each of the identified risk factors. The knowledge of rabies is very poor (17%) among the dog owners, with only 9% of the total respondents that were able to describe the clinical signs and symptoms of the disease in dogs. Only 5% of the respondents have record of previous vaccination of their dogs against Rabies. Extensive system of management increased the risk of the disease among dogs of the state by 80% and caused its spread from infected to un-infected dogs. Risk factors identified could be likely hindrances to eradicating Canine Rabies in the State. It is hoped that results of this study will encourage other States to carry out similar investigation to aid understanding the sustenance dynamics of the disease.

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Risk Factors Responsible for Canine Rabies in Zamfara State, Nigeria

Ijoma¹,

Ahmad²,

Waziri³

et al. 2022

Nig. Vet. J.

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“…Amongst those activities, “enhanced education and awareness” is considered one of the crucial elements [ 13 ]. In support of this, studies from India, Ethiopia and Tanzania among others, bear testimony to the direct correlation between enhanced public knowledge, a change in attitudes and practices, and the ultimate decrease of rabies burden in affected areas [ 14 – 16 ].…”

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Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards rabies: A survey of the general population residing in the Harare Metropolitan Province of Zimbabwe

Spargo¹,

Coetzer

Makuvadze

et al. 2021

PLoS ONE

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Background Rabies remains endemic to the Harare Metropolitan Province of Zimbabwe, with a lack of public participations potentially contributing to the limited success in eliminating the disease. We hypothesized that rabies intervention campaigns were less successful than they could be as a result of poor understanding of the disease at the community level, and thus aimed to identify the knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards rabies in the province. Methods A cross-sectional survey, using a semi-structured questionnaire, was implemented between January 2017 and June 2018 across the province and data were collected from 798 respondents. Frequency distributions and logistic regressions were undertaken to determine the factors associated with the adequacy of the prevailing rabies knowledge, pet ownership characteristics and the existing preventative practices. Results The results of our study suggested that the majority of the respondents (92%) had heard of rabies. However, the level of rabies knowledge could be classified as “adequate” in only 36% of respondents. The multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that pet ownership and type of occupation were statistically associated with a better understanding and knowledge of the disease. Off all the respondents, 49% owned at least one dog or cat and suburb density and occupation were statistically associated with owning a pet. Amongst the pet owners, 57% consulted an animal health practitioner at least once a year and 75% were aware of a rabies vaccine for their pets. The multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that age, education and gender were statistically associated with pet owners taking their pet(s) to an animal clinic. Conclusion This study showed that the majority of the respondents lacked comprehensive knowledge about rabies, with the knowledge pertaining to health seeking behaviour and the importance of rabies vaccination being the most lacking. Additional public education relying on key messages, aimed at the different target audiences, is required in the province.

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“…2 Most human deaths due to rabies are dog mediated. 3 Human deaths due to rabies are largely seen in rural areas in communities with poor socioeconomic status. 3 The main reason for human deaths is lack of awareness among people about the importance of post-exposure prophylaxis.…”

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“…3 Human deaths due to rabies are largely seen in rural areas in communities with poor socioeconomic status. 3 The main reason for human deaths is lack of awareness among people about the importance of post-exposure prophylaxis. 3 Free-roaming dogs (FRD), which are responsible for 96% of all human rabies deaths in India, are ubiquitous in both rural and urban localities/communities.…”

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A cross-sectional study on knowledge, attitude and practice regarding rabies among patients attending a tertiary care centre, Solapur Maharashtra

Roy,

Nandimath,

Bhadake

2023

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Rabies is a neglected zoonotic tropical disease. Rabies is one of the world’s deadliest diseases which has 100% fatality and at the same time 100% preventable. The present study is an attempt to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice regarding rabies among animal bite patients and sociodemographic factors associated with it. Methods: This observational cross-sectional study was done in a tertiary care centre, Solapur after taking IEC approval during 1st October 2022 to 31st October 2022, among all adult patients (≥18 years age) attending anti-rabies OPD, in a pre-tested, structured, questionnaire. Results: Among 194 participants 51 (26.29%), 101 (52.06%) and 42 (21.65%) of participants had high, moderate and low knowledge regarding rabies respectively; 75 (38.66%), 106 (54.64%) and 13 (6.7%) had high, moderate and low attitude towards rabies respectively; 160 (82.47%), 33 (17.01%) and 1 (0.52%) had high, moderate and low practice towards rabies prevention and control respectively. In this study knowledge is significantly associated with age, family size, education and socio-economic status; attitude is significantly associated with education and practice is significantly associated with family size. Conclusions: Majority of the participants (101) had moderate knowledge regarding modes of transmission of rabies, fatality of rabies, symptoms of rabid animal, incubation period of rabies and PEP after animal bite, etc. Most of the participants (106) had moderate attitude towards completion of Inj. ARV schedule and the necessity to promote knowledge about rabies in the community. Majority of the participants (160) had high practice regarding first aid after animal bite and anti-rabies vaccination.

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A preliminary survey of knowledge, attitudes and practice regarding rabies in West Bengal, India

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Risk Factors Responsible for Canine Rabies in Zamfara State, Nigeria

Risk Factors Responsible for Canine Rabies in Zamfara State, Nigeria

Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards rabies: A survey of the general population residing in the Harare Metropolitan Province of Zimbabwe

A cross-sectional study on knowledge, attitude and practice regarding rabies among patients attending a tertiary care centre, Solapur Maharashtra

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