ArticleJournal of veterinary science2024
Assessment of respondents' knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward rabies and associated risk factors in Shone Town, Southern Ethiopia.
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- Assessment of the Public's Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Rabies in the Republic of Guinea.Veterinary medicine international · 2026Article
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- Smallholder Cattle Farmers' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Toward Rabies: A Regional Survey in Kazakhstan.Veterinary sciences · 2025Article
- Knowledge and practices on dog bite management for rabies prevention in eThekwini, South Africa.Journal of public health in Africa · 2025Article
- Public knowledge, awareness, and practices regarding rabies in Palestine: a cross-sectional survey, 2025.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Assessment of respondents' knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward rabies and associated risk factors in Shone Town, Southern Ethiopia.Journal of veterinary science · 2024Article
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Abstract
importanceRabies is a neglected tropical viral disease most often transmitted through the bite of an infected animal.
objectiveThis study assessed the level of knowledge, attitudes, and practices of the Shone Town community toward rabies.
methodsA survey-based cross-sectional study was conducted in Shone town, Ethiopia, from November 2022 to April 2023. Woreda was selected purposefully, while Kebeles and the study populations were selected by simple random sampling. Four hundred and sixteen respondents were interviewed using a semi-structured questionnaire.
resultsAll respondents had heard about rabies from different sources, with the majority hearing from informal sources (62%). Approximately 51.9%, 0.7%, and 47.4% of individuals were aware of saliva contact, rabid animal bites, and both as means of transmission, respectively. The survey showed that 64.4% of participants knew the 100% fatal nature of rabies once the clinical signs developed, and 35.6% did not. Approximately 51.4% of respondents agreed that killing stray dogs was an effective method for rabies prevention. In this study, 72.6% of the respondents had contact with pets, and 36.8% of the interviewees had vaccinated their dogs. Only the educational level ( CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: A lack of formal education in the communities, low levels of education, and the majority of respondents acquiring their knowledge from unofficial sources are important contributors to the low levels of awareness.
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