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A study on Anti-Rabies Vaccine among Dog Bite Victims in chennai region
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| Author:
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SHIVASAKTHIMANI R, RAVIVARMAN G
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| Abstract:
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In infectious disease, Rabies has the highest case fatality rate. The major burden of rabies is attributable to dogmediated
transmission
rabies.
Globally
26,400
–
61,000
deaths
occur
due
to
rabies
annually
and
among
them
95%
of
which
are
due
to
dog
bite.
In
India
20,000
deaths
occurs
due
to
rabies
in
human
and
dog
bites
are
the
most
common
cause
for
the
same.
This
high
surge
in
this
particular
disease
is
thoroughly
attributed
to
this
reason
of
lack
of
awareness
among
commoners
about
wound
management
of
dog
bites
and
mainly
due
to
lack
of
compliance
to
vaccination
schedule
by
them.
This
work
focuses
to
study
the
pattern
of
dog
bites
,dog
bite
management
practices,
compliance
of
anti-rabies
vaccine
regimen
and
existing
taboos
practiced
in
relation
to
dog
bite.
A
Cross
sectional
study
was
carried
out
in
Primary
Health
Center,
Semmancherry
an
urban
slum
.It
included
patients
attending
antirabies
clinic
with
the
sample
size
301.A
pretested,
semi
structured
questionnaire
was
used
for
data
collection.
Chi
-
square
test
and
Independent
T-
test
was
used.
The
overall
compliance
of
anti
-
rabies
vaccine
in
study
population
was
70.5%.
The
major
constraints
for
compliance
were
41.4%
loss
of
wages.
Only
half
of
the
participants
washed
the
wound
with
soup
and
water
but
only
5%
washed
the
bite
site
with
soap
and
water
applied
antiseptic.
The
overall
score
of
the
management
practices
of
dog
bite
was
found
to
be
2.71
±
1.00.
83.4
%
of
the
study
participants
followed
some
food
restriction
after
dog
bite.
Only
half
of
the
participants
followed
right
management
practices.
Compliance
of
ARV
in
our
study
was
moderate.
Many
cultural
practices
and
taboos
were
prevalent.
Health
education
and
behaviour
change
communication
need
to
be
implemented.
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| Keyword:
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World Health Organization, Intramuscular Anti- Rabies Vaccine, Idrv - Intradermal Anti- Rabies Vaccine, Anti-Rabies Vaccine, Rabies Immunoglobulin, Primary Health Center
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