Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards rabies in Dedo district of Jimma zone, southwestern Ethiopia: A community based cross-sectional study

Abdela, Nejash; Midekso, Boru; Jabir, Jemal; Abdela, Wezir

doi:10.5897/ijmms2017.1302

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“…These findings are coherent with studies suggesting that education of parents plays a significant role with regards to higher child immunization rates [15, 16]. Moreover, people with higher education tend to know more about rabies [17, 18], while illiterate individuals tend to know less about rabies [19]. This might explain the low level of concern about the fatal risk and the importance of the PEP compliance.…”

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Human rabies post exposure prophylaxis at the Pasteur Institute of Dakar, Senegal: trends and risk factors

Diallo

Dicko

et al. 2019

BMC Infect Dis

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Background Rabies remains a major public health problem in developing countries. Most fatal rabies cases, especially in children, result from dog bites and occur in low-income countries, such as those in Sub-Saharan Africa. Rabies can be controlled through mass dog vaccination and human deaths prevented through timely and appropriate post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP). As access to appropriate PEP remains a serious challenge for bite-victims, the aim of this study was to understand the use of PEP, to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes and practices with respect to rabies and to identify risk factors related to non-compliance with PEP to define recommendations for improving PEP in Senegal. Methods This study included patients with suspicion of rabies exposure who sought PEP at the Pasteur Institute of Dakar from April 2013 to March 2014. Patients with rabies clinical symptoms, those who had already started PEP and those with exposure outside Senegal or for more than 3 months were excluded. Data on risk factors and propensity to seek and complete PEP were collected using questionnaires and phone interviews. The association between acceptability and compliance with PEP and other independent variables were evaluated using multivariate regression analysis. Results Among the 905 patients enrolled into the study, 67% were male (sex ratio M/F, 2) and 46%, children under 15 years of age. Exposures by animal bites represented 87%, whereas the remainder were due to scratches or contact; 76% were classified as WHO category III and 88% were due to dogs. Among these patients, 7% refused to start PEP and 54.5% completed the full schedule. Main factors reported by non-compliant patients were vaccine costs and affordability, and knowledge on status of biting animal. Conclusion This study shows that despite the awareness about rabies dangers and prevention, only half of the patients completed the full PEP schedule. The following recommendations, such as free of charge prophylaxis or intradermal regimens as an alternative to intramuscular regimens, should be considered to increase the adherence to PEP at the Pasteur Institute of Dakar and in Senegal.

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Human rabies post exposure prophylaxis at the Pasteur Institute of Dakar, Senegal: trends and risk factors

Diallo

Dicko

et al. 2019

BMC Infect Dis

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“…Respondents who are single have a relatively lower knowledge than those who are married and divorced. Similar results have been reported where married individuals have a higher knowledge as compared with single participants [ 18 , 43 ]. This might be associated with the opportunity to share health information between the partners.…”

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Knowledge, attitude and practice related to rabies among residents of Amhara region, Ethiopia

Bahiru¹,

Molla²,

Yizengaw³

et al. 2022

Heliyon

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“…Respondents with no formal education and attended primary schools were more likely to have poor practice than counterparts. This was consistent with the KAP studies conducted in Dedo district [32], Addis Ababa [33], Debretabor town [19], Hawasa town [24], and Debark district [20]. The possible explanation could be educated persons would have better information access and can easily understand the disease prevention and control measures.…”

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Rabies prevention and control practice and associated factors among dog owners in Aksum town and Laelay-Machew district, north Ethiopia: community based comparative cross-sectional study

Gebrezgiher

Berhe

et al. 2018

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Background: Rabies is nearly 100% fatal zoonotic disease. One thousand seven hundred suspected rabies exposures reported in north Ethiopia, Tigray region in 2017, which has the highest rabies prevalence from Ethiopia. Almost half of them were from Central zone only. Of these 38% were in Aksum town and Laelay-Machew. Though Rabies exposure is prevalent in Tigray, there is scanty information on rabies prevention and control practices among dog owners. Thus, this deals with rabies prevention and control practice and associated factors among dog owners. Methods and materials: Comparative community based cross-sectional study was conducted inAksum town and Laelay-Machew district from March 01 to 20, 2018. A multi stage sampling was employed to recruit 558 households. Data were collected via structured and pretested questionnaire. Data were entered into Epi_info_7 and then exported to SPSS_20 for analysis. Both descriptive and inferential analysis was done with 95% confidence intervals at p value of 5% for the final model. Result: The overall prevalence of poor rabies prevention and control practice was 56% [95%CI (50, 61.9)] in urban and 62% [95% CI (57.2, 67.7)] in rural dog owners. In urban; being government employee [AOR (95%CI) = 0.35 (0.13, 0.94)], private employee [AOR (95%CI) =0.39(0.16, 0.97)] and having poor attitude [(AOR (95%CI) =1.84 (1.04, 3.25)] were significantly associated with outcome variable. Whereas in rural dwellers; having no formal education [AOR (95%CI)=6.41(1.1,38.6)], poor attitude [AOR (95%CI)= 2.19 (1.18,4.05)], having one dog [AOR (95%CI)=3.31(1.34,8.15)], travel ≥30 minute to get vaccine [AOR (95%CI)= 4.26 (2.14,8.47]), no history of dog bite exposure [AOR (95%CI)= 4.16(1.49,11.6)] and neighbors as their source of information [AOR (95%CI) =3.64 (1.31,10.1)] have statistical significance with the outcome variable. Conclusion and Recommendation:The prevalence of poor rabies prevention and control practice was higher among rural dog owners. Thus; interventions should be implemented both to urban and rural residents based on the identified findings so as to promote effective rabies prevention and control activities.

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Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards rabies in Dedo district of Jimma zone, southwestern Ethiopia: A community based cross-sectional study

Cited by 25 publications

References 17 publications

Human rabies post exposure prophylaxis at the Pasteur Institute of Dakar, Senegal: trends and risk factors

Human rabies post exposure prophylaxis at the Pasteur Institute of Dakar, Senegal: trends and risk factors

Knowledge, attitude and practice related to rabies among residents of Amhara region, Ethiopia

Rabies prevention and control practice and associated factors among dog owners in Aksum town and Laelay-Machew district, north Ethiopia: community based comparative cross-sectional study

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