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Name | A Study of Awareness and practices on Dog bites among rural women, Hyderabad, India. |
Description | Original article:-Community Medicine Nitheshkumar1* and B.Kiranmai2. 1Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Deccan College of Medical Sciences, Kanchanbagh, Hyderabad, India. 2Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Gandhi Medical college, Hyderabad, India. Abstract- Background Rabies, present on all continents and endemic in most African and Asian countries, is a 100% fatal zoonotic viral disease, transmitted to humans through contact, mainly bites and scratches with infected animals, both domestic and wild. According to the World Health Organization, about 35,000 people die of rabies in India every year – accounting for about 81 percent of global deaths. Even today with no cure anywhere in the world, Rabies is only preventable with wound care, vaccines and immunoglobulins. Objectives: To assess the knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and practices (KAP) about animal bites and rabies among rural women Hyderabad. Materials & Methods:- Cross sectional community based study was conducted in randomly selected urban slum, Hassannagar, Hyderabad. The sample size of 100 woman between 20-55 years of age depending up on prevalence of rabies in this particular area. Study variables are age, education, socioeconomic status, diet, cultural activities, vaccine, and supernatural methods. Study done in a period of one month during May 2012 and data was analyzed using software Epi info, percentages and chi square test was done to know the significance of variables. Results: Out of 100 sample 37 % are literates and 63 % illiterates and the mean age was 24years. Majority of the people heard about rabies and transmitted by dog bite. . Knowledge about appropriate wound toilet was found to be inadequate. Only 33.4% of the respondents knew rabies could be prevented by vaccination, while 38.7% believed that the infection could be treated with herbs and other indigenous applications. KAP study suggests that there is need to create awareness amongst the masses regarding epidemiology of the disease and merits of prompt and appropriate post exposure treatment through enhanced IEC activities.
Key words:- Rabies, Supernatural methods, Herbal application, Wound toilet, Vaccination. |
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