ArticleJournal of tropical medicine2020
Pattern of Animal Bites and Delays in Initiating Rabies Postexposure Prophylaxis among Clients Receiving Care in Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital.
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- Human rabies despite post-exposure prophylaxis: a systematic review of fatal breakthrough infections after zoonotic exposures.The Lancet. Infectious diseases · 2023Pooled it
- Delay in initiation of rabies post-exposure vaccination and influencing factors in Gondar zones of Ethiopia.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Article
- Completion of rabies post-exposure prophylaxis in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 2021-2023: A cross-sectional analysis of routine data.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Article
- A retrospective analysis of rabies post-exposure prophylaxis in Kapilvastu District, Nepal.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Drivers of rabies post-exposure prophylaxis noncompletion in Cambodia, 2019 to 2022.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Article
- Rabies control in Ghana: Stakeholders interventions, challenges and opportunities.Health science reports · 2024Article
- Consequences of geographical accessibility to post-exposure treatment for rabies and snakebite in Africa: a mini review.Frontiers in health services · 2024Review
- Spatio-temporal investigation of reported cases of animal rabies in Ghana from 2010 to 2017.Veterinary medicine and science · 2023Article
- Factors Associated with Delayed Rabies Post-Exposure Prophylaxis among Dog Bite Victims in Nyagatare District, Rwanda, 2017 to 2019.Rwanda journal of medicine and health sciences · 2023Article
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Abstract
introductionEach year, an estimated 25000 rabies death occurs in Africa. Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) remains the only proven approach in preventing rabies deaths. Most of rabies deaths occur among those who delayed, did not receive, or complete rabies PEP. The aim of this study was to determine the pattern of animal bite, factors associated with delays in initiating, and nonadherence to rabies PEP regimen.
methodData on clients reporting for rabies PEP in a tertiary hospital setting in Ghana were collected from 2013 to 2016. Demographics, place, and source of exposure were collected. Other information obtained included adherence to the PEP protocol and GPS coordinates of the town of animal bites. The shortest distance between the GPS coordinates of town of animal bite and the site of administration of the rabies PEP was calculated. A total of 1030 individuals received rabies PEP over the period.
resultsOverall, 52.9% (545) were males while 47.1% (485) were females. Majority of the cases were between the age group 1-10 years accounting for 29.2%. Dog bites accounted for 96.5% (
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