PDF(Pubmed)
Abstract：
OBJECTIVE: Rabies is a neglected tropical viral disease most often transmitted through the bite of an infected animal.
OBJECTIVE: This study assessed the level of knowledge, attitudes, and practices of the Shone Town community toward rabies.
METHODS: A 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.
RESULTS: All 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 (p = 0.03) was associated with knowledge of the transmission route. Age (p = 0.04) and educational level (p = 0.01) had a statistically significant association with knowledge of the risk of not vaccinating dogs.
CONCLUSIONS: 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.
OBJECTIVE: This study assessed the level of knowledge, attitudes, and practices of the Shone Town community toward rabies.
METHODS: A 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.
RESULTS: All 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 (p = 0.03) was associated with knowledge of the transmission route. Age (p = 0.04) and educational level (p = 0.01) had a statistically significant association with knowledge of the risk of not vaccinating dogs.
CONCLUSIONS: 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.
摘要：
目的：狂犬病是一种被忽视的热带病毒性疾病，最常通过被感染动物的叮咬传播。
目的：这项研究评估了知识水平，态度，以及Shone镇社区对狂犬病的做法。
方法：在Shone镇进行了一项基于调查的横断面研究，埃塞俄比亚,从2022年11月到2023年4月。沃雷达是有目的地选择的，而Kebeles和研究人群是通过简单随机抽样选择的。使用半结构化问卷对416名受访者进行了采访。
结果：所有受访者都从不同来源听说过狂犬病，大多数听证会来自非正式来源(62%)。约51.9%，0.7%，47.4%的人知道唾液接触，狂犬病动物咬伤,作为传输手段，分别。调查显示,一旦出现临床症状,64.4%的参与者就知道狂犬病100%致命,35.6%没有。大约51.4%的受访者认为杀死流浪狗是预防狂犬病的有效方法。在这项研究中,72.6%的受访者曾与宠物有过接触,36.8%的受访者为他们的狗接种了疫苗。只有教育水平（p=0.03）与传播途径的知识有关。年龄（p=0.04）和教育水平（p=0.01）与不给狗接种疫苗的风险知识具有统计学上的显着关联。
结论：社区缺乏正规教育，教育水平低,大多数受访者从非官方来源获得知识是造成意识低下的重要因素。
目的：这项研究评估了知识水平，态度，以及Shone镇社区对狂犬病的做法。
方法：在Shone镇进行了一项基于调查的横断面研究，埃塞俄比亚,从2022年11月到2023年4月。沃雷达是有目的地选择的，而Kebeles和研究人群是通过简单随机抽样选择的。使用半结构化问卷对416名受访者进行了采访。
结果：所有受访者都从不同来源听说过狂犬病，大多数听证会来自非正式来源(62%)。约51.9%，0.7%，47.4%的人知道唾液接触，狂犬病动物咬伤,作为传输手段，分别。调查显示,一旦出现临床症状,64.4%的参与者就知道狂犬病100%致命,35.6%没有。大约51.4%的受访者认为杀死流浪狗是预防狂犬病的有效方法。在这项研究中,72.6%的受访者曾与宠物有过接触,36.8%的受访者为他们的狗接种了疫苗。只有教育水平（p=0.03）与传播途径的知识有关。年龄（p=0.04）和教育水平（p=0.01）与不给狗接种疫苗的风险知识具有统计学上的显着关联。
结论：社区缺乏正规教育，教育水平低,大多数受访者从非官方来源获得知识是造成意识低下的重要因素。
