Households’ Practices towards Rabies Prevention and Control in Rural Nepal
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15511162 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alok Dhakal (0000-0002-9856-4589, Tribhuvan University, corresponding author), Ramjee Ghimire (0000-0002-7935-8325, Michigan State University), Sujit Regmi (0000-0001-8932-1748, Tribhuvan University), Krishna Kaphle (0000-0002-4180-3622, Tribhuvan University) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 5427-5427 |
| Publication date | 2023-04-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph20075427 |
| PMID | 37048041 |
| OpenAlex | W4362699329 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 30 |
Rabies is a vaccine-preventable, zoonotic, viral disease and a major public health concern for developing countries such as Nepal. A study was conducted from October-December 2021 among 308 household heads from three districts in Nepal (Siraha, Parsa, and Nawalparasi West) through an in-person interview to examine the rural people's practices towards rabies. Of 70 respondents owning pet animals, 82.9% vaccinated them against rabies but 87.9% (51/58) of them kept a vaccination record. Nearly all respondents (99.7%, 307/308) said they would visit hospitals after being bitten by rabid or rabies suspected animals, and 18.2% (56/308) of them said they would also opt to visit traditional healers seeking treatment against rabies. Seven in ten respondents knew that they should wash bitten body area with soap and water. Around 60% (184/308) of respondents said they would not bother to notify or report to the local authorities if they saw someone bitten by a presumed rabid dog or observed animal behavior suggestive of rabies. The Chi-square test showed a significant association between the socio-demographic characteristics of respondents with practices (good practice and poor practice) towards rabies. The study findings suggest that rural people in Nepal need to be educated with applied rabies control and prevention practices and made aware of health seeking behavior and the role that a community members have to play to control, prevent, and eradicate rabies
Environmental health · Family medicine · Public health · Rabies · Rural area · Socioeconomics · Vaccination · Veterinary medicine · Medicine · Nursing · Rabies epidemiology and control · Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research · Virology and Viral Diseases · Virology
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |