Dog bite histories and response to incidents in canine rabies-enzootic KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

The objective of this paper is to report evaluated observations from survey records captured through a cross-sectional observational study regarding canine populations and dog owners in rabies enzootic KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa. Our aim was to evaluate respondent knowledge of canine rabie...

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Autores principales:	Melinda Hergert, Louis H Nel
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013
Materias:	Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:00327126aa30435fb2a5122179c2cdab2021-11-18T09:15:11ZDog bite histories and response to incidents in canine rabies-enzootic KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.1935-27271935-273510.1371/journal.pntd.0002059https://doaj.org/article/00327126aa30435fb2a5122179c2cdab2013-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23593511/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735The objective of this paper is to report evaluated observations from survey records captured through a cross-sectional observational study regarding canine populations and dog owners in rabies enzootic KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa. Our aim was to evaluate respondent knowledge of canine rabies and response to dog bite incidents towards improved rabies control. Six communities consisting of three land use types were randomly sampled from September 2009 to January 2011, using a cluster design. A total of 1992 household records were analyzed using descriptive statistics and regression modeling to evaluate source of rabies knowledge, experiences with dog bites, and factors affecting treatment received within respective households that occurred within the 365 day period prior to the surveys. 86% of the population surveyed had heard of rabies. Non-dog owners were 1.6 times more likely to have heard of rabies than dog owners; however, fear of rabies was not a reason for not owning a dog. Government veterinary services were reported most frequently as respondent source of rabies knowledge. Nearly 13% of households had a member bitten by a dog within the year prior to the surveys with 82% of the victims visiting a clinic as a response to the bite. 35% of these clinic visitors received at least one rabies vaccination. Regression modeling determined that the only response variable that significantly reflected the likelihood of a patient receiving rabies vaccination or not was the term for the area surveyed. Overall the survey showed that most respondents have heard of dog associated rabies and seek medical assistance at a clinic in response to a dog bite regardless of offending dog identification. An in-depth study involving factors associated within area clinics may highlight the area dependency for patients receiving rabies post exposure prophylaxis shown by this model.Melinda HergertLouis H NelPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleArctic medicine. Tropical medicineRC955-962Public aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 7, Iss 4, p e2059 (2013)
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description	The objective of this paper is to report evaluated observations from survey records captured through a cross-sectional observational study regarding canine populations and dog owners in rabies enzootic KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa. Our aim was to evaluate respondent knowledge of canine rabies and response to dog bite incidents towards improved rabies control. Six communities consisting of three land use types were randomly sampled from September 2009 to January 2011, using a cluster design. A total of 1992 household records were analyzed using descriptive statistics and regression modeling to evaluate source of rabies knowledge, experiences with dog bites, and factors affecting treatment received within respective households that occurred within the 365 day period prior to the surveys. 86% of the population surveyed had heard of rabies. Non-dog owners were 1.6 times more likely to have heard of rabies than dog owners; however, fear of rabies was not a reason for not owning a dog. Government veterinary services were reported most frequently as respondent source of rabies knowledge. Nearly 13% of households had a member bitten by a dog within the year prior to the surveys with 82% of the victims visiting a clinic as a response to the bite. 35% of these clinic visitors received at least one rabies vaccination. Regression modeling determined that the only response variable that significantly reflected the likelihood of a patient receiving rabies vaccination or not was the term for the area surveyed. Overall the survey showed that most respondents have heard of dog associated rabies and seek medical assistance at a clinic in response to a dog bite regardless of offending dog identification. An in-depth study involving factors associated within area clinics may highlight the area dependency for patients receiving rabies post exposure prophylaxis shown by this model.
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author	Melinda Hergert Louis H Nel
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title	Dog bite histories and response to incidents in canine rabies-enzootic KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
title_short	Dog bite histories and response to incidents in canine rabies-enzootic KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
title_full	Dog bite histories and response to incidents in canine rabies-enzootic KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
title_fullStr	Dog bite histories and response to incidents in canine rabies-enzootic KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
title_full_unstemmed	Dog bite histories and response to incidents in canine rabies-enzootic KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
title_sort	dog bite histories and response to incidents in canine rabies-enzootic kwazulu-natal, south africa.
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Dog bite histories and response to incidents in canine rabies-enzootic KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

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