Assessment of knowledge regarding rabies and its prevention among the medical students of Government Medical College Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, India

Tiwari, Arunesh Kumar

doi:10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20181050

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“…Majority of the students (72.7%) were aware about immediate washing of the wound with soap and water. 8 A similar cross sectional study regarding KAP of swine flu was conducted among medicos in Karachi by Hasan et al and it was found that majority of the students (80%) were aware about its transmissibility and they were able to enumerate preventive measures.…”

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“…6 A sound knowledge on the preventive aspects of the deadly disease can be a powerful tool in preventing future outbreaks of the disease in the community. [7][8][9][10][11] Since there are no published Indian studies on the knowledge and attitude of Nipah virus disease among medical students in this part of Karnataka, India, the results obtained here can be regarded as a first step towards the provision of information, on knowledge and attitudes among medicos on Nipah infectious disease…”

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Knowledge and attitude about Nipah virus infection among medical students, Mysuru, India

George¹,

Ramaiah²

2020

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: As the deadly Nipah virus, which took the life of 18 people in 2018, resurfaces in Kerala, Karnataka being nearby state is put on high alert, among which Mysore is one such district. Even with a case fatality rate of 94.7%, early treatment and prompt control activities by medical professionals can save more lives. So with this background and relevance, the study intends to assess the knowledge and attitude about Nipah virus infection among the medical students of JSS Medical College, Mysuru district, as medical students must have a good insight about the effect of diseases on communities and individuals.Methods: The study was conducted among 4th term and 8th term MBBS students of JSS Medical College, Mysuru, Karnataka. The study sample of 271 was obtained by convenient sampling method. The study was done over a period of 3 months (April 2019 to June 2019). Data regarding knowledge and attitude was collected using pretested semi-structured questionnaire. Data was analysed using SPSS-24. Appropriate statistical tests were applied to find out association and was expressed statistically significant at a p value<0.05.Results: Majority of the students were aware about the Nipah virus infection and 97% were aware about the recent outbreak in Kerala. 43.5% of the students had good knowledge regarding the epidemiology and treatment of Nipah virus infection and 47.20% had acceptable knowledge on Nipah virus. 33.60% of the students had good attitude regarding the preventive aspects of Nipah virus infection.Conclusions: Majority of the students 97% were aware about the recent outbreak of Nipah virus infection in Kerala. Around 43.5% of the students had good knowledge regarding the epidemiology and treatment of Nipah virus infection and 33.6% of the students had good attitude regarding the preventive aspects of Nipah virus infection. Students from previously affected places had good knowledge and attitude regarding Nipah virus.

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Knowledge and attitude about Nipah virus infection among medical students, Mysuru, India

George¹,

Ramaiah²

2020

Int J Community Med Public Health

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“…had heard about the disease Ebola.In study conducted about awareness of rabies in Chhattisgarh, majority 83.1% of medical students knew about the viral cause of rabies, 93.4% knew the dog as most common reservoir of rabies and 91.8% knew the most common mode of rabies transmission by bites of rabid animal. [7][8][9] 72% of students (144) were aware about the reservoir host of Nipah virus (fruit bats and pig). Epidemiological investigations in Bangladesh have identified three pathways of transmission of NiV from bats to people.…”

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“…In the present study, more than half-68.5% of students (137) are aware about the symptoms of Nipah virus (fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, upper respiratory tract infection) and 37% of students (74) knew about the fatal complication of Nipah (encephalitis). 9 Rawalpindi study on awareness of Ebola virus showed, 164 (53.2%) of the students correctly identified that no treatment is available for Ebola virus disease as yet. Also 163 (52.9%) said that no vaccine was available against the virus either.…”

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Medicos: knowledge and attitude on Nipah at Malappuram district, India

Binub¹

2019

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: A recent epidemic of Nipah virus affected few districts of Malabar in Kerala, Southern India. Eighteen people died, remarking case fatality rate of 94.7%. Early diagnosis within second case by doctors and prompt control activities by the health ministry saved more lives. Objective was to study knowledge and attitude about Nipah among medical students of Malappuram District.Methods: The study was conducted among 200 MBBS students of tertiary medical college at Malappuram district, North Kerala. A pre structured questionnaire was used to study on knowledge and attitude related to Nipah among medical. Then the data was collected, analyzed and entered into Excel. The frequency of awareness among medical students was expressed in proportions.Results: Majority had good attitude and half of them had good knowledge about the disease. Most of students have been aware about the virus by social media (40.5%) as major source of information followed by news/newspaper (34%), (17.5 %) internet and (8%) by awareness programs.Conclusions: Topic about Nipah virus disease should be inculcated in medical textbooks elaborately. Special training programs for medical students should be on focus and health education sessions should be enhanced.

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“…(6) Deaths caused by rabies are responsible for 3.74 million DALYs lost every year. (7) Rabies is the only disease that had a 100% fatality rate amongst 97 cases reported in India in 2017, according to the data from the National Health Profile 2018.…”

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A study on knowledge, attitude and practice about rabies among pharmacy students in a tertiary care hospital

Baruah¹,

Rabha

2019

Indian J Community Health

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Background: Rabies, a disease of antiquity, continues to be a major public health problem in India and itis 100% fatal. Objective: To assess the knowledge, attitude and practice about rabies among pharmacy students of Assam Medical College and Hospital, to assess whether there is any difference of knowledge, attitude and practice among male and female students and study the socio-demographic profile of the students. Materials &Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among 156 pharmacy students by purposive sampling using pre designed structured close ended questionnaire. Knowledge and attitude was assessed by a scoring system. Statistical analysis was done by percentage and chi square test. Results: The mean age of the students was 20.64 ± 1.42 years. Most (63.5%) of the students were males and most (46.7%) of them belong to the Hindu religion. Almost all (97.4%) the students had heard the word rabies. Conclusion: Most (61.2%) of the students had average knowledge, 38.8 % had good knowledge, 48.7 % had negative attitude and 51.3 % had positive attitude about rabies.

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Assessment of knowledge regarding rabies and its prevention among the medical students of Government Medical College Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, India

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Knowledge and attitude about Nipah virus infection among medical students, Mysuru, India

Knowledge and attitude about Nipah virus infection among medical students, Mysuru, India

Medicos: knowledge and attitude on Nipah at Malappuram district, India

A study on knowledge, attitude and practice about rabies among pharmacy students in a tertiary care hospital

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