Prevention of dog bites: Evaluation of a brief educational intervention program for preschool children

Wilson, Francis A.; Dwyer, Fleur; Bennett, Pauleen

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“…The age categories of bitten children correspond to data by e.g. Sacks et al (2000), Wilson et al (2003); Akhtar et al (2006); Kaye et al (2009). Furthermore, in our survey, too, children were most frequently bitten by a known (i.e.…”

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confidence: 71%

“…Furthermore, in our survey, too, children were most frequently bitten by a known (i.e. not family-owned) dog, followed by own and unknown animals (Guy et al 2001c;Presutti 2001;Kahn et al 2003;Wilson et al 2003;Akhtar et al 2006;Kaye et al 2009). According to Bernardo et al (2002), children aged six years and less were more frequently bitten by the family dog than older children.…”

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confidence: 61%

“…Despite efforts in many countries to prevent/control dog bites (Houpt et al 1996;Chapman et al 2000;AVMA 2001;Wilson et al 2003;Giusanni 2004;Jung 2004;Notari 2004;Osella et al 2004;Pilonell 2004;Tissen et al 2007), numbers of dog bite victims including the paediatric ones are rising (Sacks et al 1996a;Akhtar et al 2006;Langley 2009). Our study is therefore in line with calls for more information on dog bites (Mills and Levine 2006;De Keuster et al 2006) in order to obtain data from many countries and prepare more efficient preventive programmes to protect potential victims, especially children.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Several recent studies show the effects of social training and behavioural effects of the presence of dogs in the classroom, the correct types of interactions of children with dogs (Rud and Beck 2003;Kotrschal and Ortbauer 2003;Tissen et al 2007). Good examples of educational interventions were reported by Chapman et al (2000) and Wilson et al (2003). It thus becomes increasingly clear that there is a potential and need to provide well structured education at primary and secondary schools in the Czech Republic; there are some singular attempts to do so by several organisations but these are not generally available and used to the full.…”

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Dog Bites to Children in the Czech Republic: the Risk Situations

2010

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The aim of this study was to analyse dog bites to children in the Czech Republic. Data were obtained from a questionnaire completed with children aged 4 to 13 years in 11 urban and rural primary schools. A total of 103 dog bites sustained by 92 children were analysed using chi square test and F test. There were 58 boys (56.3%) and 45 girls (43.7%) bitten, 57.3% of them once, 42.7% repeatedly. The evaluated answers showed that children were bitten when playing with own dogs (69.2%) or dogs known to them (30.8%) but not by unknown dogs (χ 2 = 25.397, df = 1, p < 0.001). Children were bitten outdoors by loose running unknown dogs (88.5%), known dogs (11.5%) but not by own dogs (χ 2 = 55.528, df = 2, p < 0.001). Thirty-two children were bitten indoors by small (53.1%), medium size (21.9) or large (25.0%) dogs. Small dogs were biting mostly indoors (51.5%), medium size (73.1%) and large (80.5%) dogs bit mostly outdoors (χ 2 = 9.0022, df = 2, p = 0.011). Most of the children that disturbed a resting or sleeping dog were bitten indoors (83.3%; χ 2 = 7.862, df = 1, p < 0.01), predominantly by small dogs (83.3%, χ 2 = 7.482, df = 2, p = 0.022). When stroking a dog, children were bitten by a medium size (45.5%), large (31.8%) or small dog (22.7%; χ 2 = 5.588, df = 2, p < 0.068). Children injured by their family-owned dog had accidentally caused pain to it before being bitten (83.3%; χ 2 = 7.862, df = 1, p < 0.012). These children were always bitten by a small dog (χ 2 = 7.482, df = 2, p = 0.022). Three children reported deliberately causing pain to a dog -these were all small dogs (100.0%; χ 2 = 6.279, df = 2, p < 0.05). Children teasing dogs were bitten most frequently by a small dog (75.0%; χ 2 = 6.98, df = 2, p < 0.032). Male dogs bit more frequently (66.7%) than females (33.3%; χ 2 = 6.338, d.f. =1, p = 0.014). These data were the first ones obtained from the bitten children. They suggest that in interactions with own, known and small dogs, children were more daring. The personal space of dogs, their warning signals, and defence were underestimated, the resulting aggression was mostly of possessive, territorial and fear type. Additional suggestions are made to complete the information on preventive measures for parents, children and the public. Importantly, all information types should point out that the dog remains a predator despite its long domestication history and close co-existence with humans.

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Dog Bites to Children in the Czech Republic: the Risk Situations

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“…Children in the age group from 3 to 5 years are enrolled and the dog's reaction was verified before and after an educational intervention or wild animal control group. Children were able to judge the relevant behavior after the training intervention [12][13][14].…”

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Pet Animals’ Behavior Analysis: A Review

Arthi

2017

Asian J Pharm Clin Res

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Nowadays, socializing of humans with pet animals has increased. The pet animals are treated as a part of the family and the physical interaction has also improved owing to the fact that the infected animals are not easily identifiable at an early stage and children are more prone to get infected. This leads to the necessity for monitoring and analyzing the behavior of the pet animals. The current trend is moving toward smart homes as the cameras are getting cheaper and easily available. The vision-based approach is one of the solutions to identify the behavioral changes of the pet animals. In this paper, the study on behavioral analysis of dogs and cats as pet animals is reviewed.

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Education of children and adolescents for the prevention of dog bite injuries

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Blackhall

Burri

et al. 2009

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

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BACKGROUND: Dog bites can have dramatic consequences for children and adolescents. Educating young people on how to interact with dogs could contribute to reducing dog bite injuries. OBJECTIVES: To determine the effectiveness of educational interventions that target children and adolescents in reducing dog bite injuries and their consequences. SEARCH STRATEGY: We searched the following databases: The Cochrane Injuries Group's Specialised Register, CENTRAL (The Cochrane Library Issue 3, 2008), CAB Abstracts, Zetoc, SIGLE, MEDLINE, EMBASE, ERIC, PsycInfo, SPECTR, CINAHL, National Research Register, LILACs, African Healthline, Science Citation Index, Social Science Citation Index, CurrentClinicalTrials.Gov, Centrewatch, Controlledtrials.com, Vetgate and the WHO database. We checked the bibliographies of relevant reviews and trials and also contacted experts in the field. The searches were carried out to 18 July 2008. SELECTION CRITERIA: We included randomised controlled trials and controlled before-after studies that evaluated the effectiveness of educational interventions, in populations under 20 years old, for preventing dog bites. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS: Two review authors selected eligible studies based on information from the title and abstract. Two review authors decided on the inclusion of eligible trials and extracted data from the trial reports. We contacted authors of eligible studies to obtain more information. MAIN RESULTS: Two studies met the inclusion criteria. No study looked at our main outcome: dog bite rates. The included studies were randomised controlled trials conducted in kindergarten and primary schools. Their methodology was of moderate quality. One study showed that the intervention group showed less 'inappropriate behaviour' when observed in the presence of a dog after a 30-minute educational intervention. Another study showed an increase in knowledge and in caution after an information programme. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS: There is no direct evidence that educational programmes can reduce dog bite rates in children and adolescents. Educating children who are less than 10 years old in school settings could improve their knowledge, attitude and behaviour towards dogs. Educating children and adolescents in settings other than schools should also be evaluated. There is a need for high quality studies that measure dog bite rates as an outcome. To date, evidence does not suggest that educating children and adolescents is effective as a unique public health strategy to reduce dog bite injuries and their consequences

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Prevention of dog bites: Evaluation of a brief educational intervention program for preschool children

Cited by 49 publications

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Dog Bites to Children in the Czech Republic: the Risk Situations

Dog Bites to Children in the Czech Republic: the Risk Situations

Pet Animals’ Behavior Analysis: A Review

Education of children and adolescents for the prevention of dog bite injuries

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