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100			_a Farida Richard Mlenga _dCUHAS/BP/ 3000474/T/17 _926663
245			_a Knowledge,Attitude and Practices about Rabies disease and Anti rabies vaccination among household dog owners at Kahama municipal council, Shinyanga
260			_aMwanza, Tanzania: _b Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS - Bugando] : _bPhone: +255 28 298 3384 : _b Fax: +255 28 298 3386 : _b Email: vc@bugando.ac.tz : _bWebsite: www.bugando.ac.tz : _c ©2021
300			_axii; 51 Pages
300			_aIncludes Refferences and Appendecies
520			_aAbstract: Background: Rabies is a fatal zoonotic disease of significant public health importance. Domestic dogs are the main reservoir and transmitter of this disease particularly in developing countries. Community awareness about rabies is one of the key components for prevention. This study describes the knowledge, attitude and practices about rabies disease and ant rabies vaccination among household’s dog owners at Kahama municipal council, Shinyanga. Methodology: This was a cross sectional community-based study which was done from 1st May 2021 to 30th May 2021. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data among 422 study respondents, data were then analysed using SPSS statistical software version 20. Result/Discussion: A total of 422 household respondents were interviewed, of which 315 (74.64%) were males and 107 (25.36%) were females. Of the total respondents, 421 (99.76%) knew that rabies can be transmitted by dogs, 384 (91%) knew that rabies can be prevented by vaccination of dogs, 269 (63.74%) knew the symptoms of a rabid dog, 379 (89.81%) believed that its necessary to vaccinate all owned dogs but 227 (53.79%) had not vaccinated their dogs. Conclusion: The level of knowledge and attitude about rabies disease and ant rabies vaccination was found to be good. However, the level of practice was poor, this indicated that there were practice gaps in the community which could be due to negligence, bad beliefs, poverty, unavailability and difficulties in accessing PEP especially in rural areas due to shortages of PEP in the health facilities.
600			_xHuman Physiology _927194
600			_xPharmacy _926693
700			_aShabani Iddi _926664
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