A study was conducted among residents of urban slums in Odisha, India, to evaluate their awareness and health-seeking behavior regarding animal bites and rabies. It included 140 participants and found that 72.1% had adequate knowledge about rabies while 63.0% demonstrated good health-seeking practices. The research identified significant associations between participants' knowledge and their educational and socioeconomic status, as well as various factors influencing their response to animal bites.
Source: Cureus, https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.96525