Citation

Rumana R, Sayeed AA, Basher A, Islam Z, Rahman MR, Faiz MA. Southeast Asian J. Trop. Med. Public Health 2013; 44(2): 244-248.

Affiliation

Bangladesh Institute of Tropical and Infectious Diseases, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, SEAMO Regional Tropical Medicine and Public Health Network)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

23691634

Abstract

We conducted a study of the knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding dog bites among residents of a rural community in Bangladesh from September 2006 to February 2007 using face to face interviews with 1,973 adults from five villages. The mean age of the respondents was 34+/-16 years. Sixty-eight percent of subjects were female, 7.3% of respondents reported a history of dog bite in a family member; 10% had been bitten twice. Sixty-five percent of subjects were aware of rabies and 99.1% knew a dog bite was the cause of rabies. Seventy-one percent of subjects were aware of a rabies vaccine, 77.5% of respondents stated rabies can cause death. Ninty percent of dog bite victims received treatment by traditional healers, 25% were treated with a rabies vaccine and 2.1% of victims died. Greater awareness is needed in rural Bangladesh regarding prevention of rabies.

Keywords: Animal Bites; Dog Bites

Language: en