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What Ahmedabad health workers know about rabies vaccines

What Ahmedabad health workers know about rabies vaccines

A new study on stray dogs and rabies prevention in Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation assessed 139 Accredited Social Health Activists to measure their knowledge about animal bites and post-exposure care. The cross-sectional study was carried out by researchers using a self-administering questionnaire among workers selected from urban primary health centres between and . The study participants had a mean age of 43.8 years and a mean work experience of 11.6 years. None of the surveyed workers had received prior training in rabies or wound care. The researchers found that 92.1 per cent of participants recognized dog bites as a source of rabies, while 82 per cent knew the disease is fatal. Nearly all participants, or 97.1 per cent, knew about the rabies vaccine, but only 20 per cent knew the correct number of doses required. The survey also found that 62.6 per cent of the workers believed in traditional remedies for wound care. Meanwhile, 76.3 per cent of the participants knew about washing the wound with soap and water. Total knowledge scores showed the strongest association with work experience among the participants. The authors stated that “this study identifies lack of knowledge regarding Rabies and appropriate care of wounds.”

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Vibhuti Chandera, Bhavna Puwar, Vaibhavi Patel and others carried out the study, titled “Knowledge of Rabies and Wound Care after Animal Bite among Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) in Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC): A Cross-Sectional Study”. Read the study.

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Study: Knowledge of Rabies and Wound Care after Animal Bite among Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) in Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC): A Cross-Sectional Study by Vibhuti Chandera, Bhavna Puwar, Vaibhavi Patel et al. in Healthline Read the original (opens in a new tab)

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