Knowledge, attitude and practices about rabies management among human and animal health professionals in Mbale District, Uganda

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作者
Monje, Fred [1 ]
Erume, Joseph [2 ]
Mwiine, Frank N. [2 ]
Kazoora, Herbert [3 ]
Okech, Samuel George [2 ]
机构
[1] Minist Agr Anim Ind & Fisheries, POB 102, Entebbe, Uganda
[2] Makerere Univ, Coll Vet Med Anim Resources & Biosecur COVAB, POB 7062, Kampala, Uganda
[3] African Field Epidemiol Network AFENET, POB 12874, Kampala, Uganda
来源
ONE HEALTH OUTLOOK | 2020年 / 2卷 / 01期
关键词
Rabies; Knowledge; Attitude; Professionals; Human-health; Animal-health; Zoonosis; One health; Uganda; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PHYSICIANS; AFRICA; BURDEN;
D O I
10.1186/s42522-020-00031-6
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Objective To assess the knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) of animal and human health professionals towards rabies management and also to establish the level of relationship between KAP. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted between December 2012 and March 2013 among 147 randomly selected animal and human health professionals in Mbale District. Of these, only 16 were animal health professionals. Quantitative data was obtained using a semi-structured questionnaire while qualitative data was obtained from 4 Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) and 2 Key Informant (KI) interviews. Quantitative data was entered into EpiInfo version 3.5.1 and proportions computed while qualitative data was summarised into themes and sub-themes resulting from content analysis of interview scripts. Findings Of all the respondents, only 44% (65/147) had sufficient knowledge about rabies while 25% (37/147) had positive attitude towards rabies management. A half of the respondents (50%, 73/147) had limited good practices. Respondents knowledgeable about rabies were more likely to have positive attitude towards rabies management (OR = 3.65; 95% CI: 1.60-8.3) while respondents with positive attitudes, were more likely to have good practices towards rabies management (OR: 2.22; 95% CI: 1.01-4.86). Conclusion Respondents had low knowledge, negative attitude and limited good practices of rabies management. Regular refresher trainings about rabies to broaden staff knowledge and improve their attitudes and hence practices of rabies management should be conducted by the District leaders. Harnessing multi-sectoral and multi-disciplinary collaborative efforts ("One Health" approach) for rabies control should be instituted to reduce the incidence of the disease in the District.
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