Assessment of Knowledge about Rabies and its Preventive Measures among Attendants of Animal Bite Cases at Anti-Rabies Clinic, Maharana Bhupal Hospital, Udaipur (Rajasthan)
Journal Title: Healthline - Year 2016, Vol 7, Issue 1
Abstract
Introduction : Rabies, also known as hydrophobia is an acute viral disease and the only communicable disease of humans that is always fatal. It is primarily a zoonotic disease of warm-blooded animals, particularly carnivorous and it is transmitted to man usually by rabid animals via bites, scratches or licks. Objectives : Purpose of this study was to evaluate knowledge, attitude and practices of general population on animal bite and rabies.Method : Present study was cross-sectional, pre-structured questionnaire based study. Study was conducted among 240 attendants of dog bite cases randomly selected at Anti-Rabies clinic, Maharana Bhupal Hospital, Udaipur. Data was analyzed statistically by simple proportions and test of significance (Chi square test) and Mann Whitney U test were applied using SPSS ver.17 Results: Among of 240 respondents, 101 (42%) had adequate knowledge about rabies and its preventive measures Statistically significant difference in knowledge is seen among attendants who got knowledge from literary sources (p<0.05). Majority of individuals (85%) know about the anti rabies vaccine administration. Among the respondents, 92 (38.3%) attendants showed positive attitude regarding anti-rabies vaccination.No significant association was seen between adequate knowledge and positive attitude (p>0.05).Only 4% individuals had already taken anti-rabies vaccination. Conclusion : There is lack of overall comprehensive knowledge. There is a gap between knowledge and attitude, which can be increased by IEC activities in print and electronic media and health talks by health personals.
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Shiv Sharma, Rekha Bhatnagar, Mohammed Gouri, Nirmal kumar Meena, Pratap Kaushik, Manoj Dudi
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