Effectiveness of educational intervention on perception regarding rabies among women self help group members in urban Mysore, Karnataka, India

Kulkarni, Praveen; Doddaiah, Sunil Kumar; Siddalingappa, Hugara; Renuka, M

doi:10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20161396

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“…Lower awareness (31%) regarding wound treatment with water and soap was reported in the study conducted by Kulkarni P et al (2017). There were higher levels of wrong perceptions like application of turmeric powder, mud and lime to the wound 15 .Almost 63 % of this study participants preferred attending private hospital to receive anti -rabies treatment, which was in contrary to study done by Ghosh A et al (2014) where 95.08% received treatment from public sector 7 .Almost 78 victims (92.9%) had post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) with anti-rabies vaccine in a study done by Ogundare EO et al in 2017 which is higher than when compared to the present study (86.8%) 16 . Majority (76.2%) of victims in this study had history of post exposure vaccination within 6 hours in this study, slightly lesser (81%) than the study done by Bharadva N et al in 2015 11 .…”

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Pattern of Injuries among Dog Bite Victims in an Urban Area of Kancheepuram District, Tamilnadu

Anantha¹,

Jayachandran²,

Umadevi³

2022

Natl J Community Med

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Introduction: Rabies is a fatal zoonotic disease caused by bite of an infected animal, dogs being the most common reservoir of the virus. India accounts about 59.9 % of rabies death in Asia. The site of bite, depth of the wound and health seeking behavior among the victims play a major role in the prevention and effective management of rabies Objectives: To study the pattern of injuries among dog bite victims in an urban area of Kancheepuram district, Tamilnadu. Methodology: A community based cross-sectional study was conducted among 120 victims who visited a tertiary care veterinary hospital followed by a dog bite. They were selected by convenient sampling method. Data collected was analyzed statistically using SPSS 25.0 version. Result: In this study, the most common site of bite was lower limbs (62.0%). Prevalence of bite by stray dogs was high (56.2 %). Immediate post - exposure prophylaxis with soap and water was practiced by 78.5 %. Around 82.6% knew that it is preventable Conclusion: Health education about rabies vaccination and appropriate management measures with intersectoral coordination and community participation needed to achieve the target of zero human death from dog mediated rabies by 2030.

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Pattern of Injuries among Dog Bite Victims in an Urban Area of Kancheepuram District, Tamilnadu

Anantha¹,

Jayachandran²,

Umadevi³

2022

Natl J Community Med

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“…Some studies done in India showed the same result even tough the population is different. 12,13 Also, a study in China demonstrated the education program is effective in communities although the authors used different intervention styles. 14 At the same time, an educational program was performed in Ilocos Norte, Philippines as part of a province wide rabies elimination program, rabies specific information was integrated into the curriculum of all public elementary schools in using a specifically developed teachers' manual.…”

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Impact of health education on preventive measures of Rabies among primary school teachers in Mandalay, Myanmar

Aung

Htun

Soe

2021

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Rabies is an exceptionally fatal zoonotic disease and major public health problem in developing countries. Health knowledge of preventive measures of rabies among primary school teachers is paramount to cultivate their students and create a secure and safe environment since primary school students are the most vulnerable group. The study aimed to assess the effect of health education on knowledge of preventive measures of rabies among primary school teachers.Methods: A pre and post-test intervention study was conducted among randomly selected 64 primary school teachers from 7 Townships in Mandalay from July to October, 2020. An educational intervention was conducted by contributing 4 sheets of pamphlets and appearing 5 minutes education video record and reassessment was done one month later.Results: The mean knowledge scores before and after intervention were 40.59±4.85 and 47.75±4.02 showing statistically significant improvement (p<0.001). Mean of the improvement percentage was 19.38±5.06. Out of 64 participants, 37.5% had good knowledge in pre-test which improved to 95.3% in post-test (p<0.05). Although, age, marital status, having children and having stray dogs near school compound were adjusted in multiple linear regression, there was no statistical significance association with improvement percentage.Conclusions: There is improvement of knowledge status, which is not influenced by sociodemographic factors, following educational intervention. This highlights the need of continuing medical education for preventive measures of rabies for both primary school teachers and primary school students.

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“…17 Awareness on rabies should be created so that people consult the doctors on time and this will lead to increased reporting of cases as shown in a study which led to significant improvement in the perception related to animals transmitting rabies, modes of transmission, first aid practices, and post exposure prophylaxis following educational intervention. 18 A study conducted in Bangalore regarding community perception of rabies showed that 74.1% of the participants had heard about rabies, and 54.1% knew that rabies is a fatal disease. Only 33.5% of the interviewees felt that people in the community had a role to play in controlling the stray dog population.…”

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Profile of patients admitted with rabies in Epidemic Disease Hospital of Mysore, India

Khan

Joe

Pashupathy³

et al. 2018

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Rabies is the only communicable disease of man that is 100 percentage fatal, yet it is easily preventable with timely and appropriate administration of vaccine and immunoglobulin. Rabies is still a neglected disease and the study was undertaken to determine the socio-demographic, clinical profile and the immunisation status of patients admitted with rabies in Epidemic Disease hospital, Mysore.Methods: The study was done retrospectively by observation of case records and registers for a period of ten years from 2008 to 2017.Results: Case records of 44 patients admitted with rabies were obtained. Most of them were males above the age of 40 years and reported history of dog bite (72.7%). Majority had symptoms 1-2 months after the animal bite. The classical symptoms of hydrophobia were present in 86.4% patients. All the 44 patients expired in the hospital. None of them had a complete post exposure prophylaxis of antirabies vaccination and immunoglobulin. The reasons for the same were obtained from case records and by interviewing the doctor in charge. The non-availability of vaccine and immunoglobulin, decreased knowledge and expertise in administration of immunoglobulin among hospital staff in the periphery were some of the reasons.Conclusions: The cost incurred, loss of wages and not understanding the importance of completion of anti-rabies vaccination by the animal bite victims can be addressed only by providing the immunoglobulin and vaccine at very low costs, adequate training of doctors and ensuring the availability of vaccine and drugs.

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Effectiveness of educational intervention on perception regarding rabies among women self help group members in urban Mysore, Karnataka, India

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Pattern of Injuries among Dog Bite Victims in an Urban Area of Kancheepuram District, Tamilnadu

Pattern of Injuries among Dog Bite Victims in an Urban Area of Kancheepuram District, Tamilnadu

Impact of health education on preventive measures of Rabies among primary school teachers in Mandalay, Myanmar

Profile of patients admitted with rabies in Epidemic Disease Hospital of Mysore, India

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