ArticlePloS one2021
Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards rabies: A survey of the general population residing in the Harare Metropolitan Province of Zimbabwe.
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- Dog breeding practices, hygiene, attitudes, and knowledge of pet owners regarding zoonosis risks in Benin.Open veterinary journal · 2025Article
- Assessing veterinary professionals' perspectives on community knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding dog rabies in Turkana, Kenya.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
- High awareness, low compliance: rabies knowledge and dog ownership practices among pastoralists, Marsabit County, Kenya.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
- Rabies in the Endemic Region of Algeria: Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) Survey among University Students.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- Mixed methods to evaluate knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) towards rabies in central and remote communities of Moramanga district, Madagascar.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2024Article
- Dog ecology and rabies knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) in the Northern Communal Areas of Namibia.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2024Article
- The Use of Dog Collars Offers Significant Benefits to Rabies Vaccination Campaigns: The Case of Zanzibar, Tanzania.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2023Article
- Community awareness, perception, and preventive practices towards rabies in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Therapeutic advances in infectious diseaseArticle
- Spatial and Behavioural Determinants of Low Rabies Vaccination Coverage Among Dogs in a Rural Zimbabwean Ward: A Mixed-Methods Study.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingArticle
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7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundRabies remains endemic to the Harare Metropolitan Province of Zimbabwe, with a lack of public participations potentially contributing to the limited success in eliminating the disease. We hypothesized that rabies intervention campaigns were less successful than they could be as a result of poor understanding of the disease at the community level, and thus aimed to identify the knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards rabies in the province.
methodsA cross-sectional survey, using a semi-structured questionnaire, was implemented between January 2017 and June 2018 across the province and data were collected from 798 respondents. Frequency distributions and logistic regressions were undertaken to determine the factors associated with the adequacy of the prevailing rabies knowledge, pet ownership characteristics and the existing preventative practices.
resultsThe results of our study suggested that the majority of the respondents (92%) had heard of rabies. However, the level of rabies knowledge could be classified as "adequate" in only 36% of respondents. The multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that pet ownership and type of occupation were statistically associated with a better understanding and knowledge of the disease. Off all the respondents, 49% owned at least one dog or cat and suburb density and occupation were statistically associated with owning a pet. Amongst the pet owners, 57% consulted an animal health practitioner at least once a year and 75% were aware of a rabies vaccine for their pets. The multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that age, education and gender were statistically associated with pet owners taking their pet(s) to an animal clinic.
conclusionThis study showed that the majority of the respondents lacked comprehensive knowledge about rabies, with the knowledge pertaining to health seeking behaviour and the importance of rabies vaccination being the most lacking. Additional public education relying on key messages, aimed at the different target audiences, is required in the province.
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