Knowledge, Attitude And Practices About Rabies Management Among Human And Animal Health Professionals In Mbale District, Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorMonje, Fred
dc.contributor.authorErume, Joseph
dc.contributor.authorMwiine, Frank N.
dc.contributor.authorKazoora, Herbert
dc.contributor.authorOkech, Samuel George
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-23T08:46:22Z
dc.date.available2022-02-23T08:46:22Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractTo 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.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.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).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.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMonje, F., Erume, J., Mwiine, F. N., Kazoora, H., & Okech, S. G. (2020). Knowledge, attitude and practices about rabies management among human and animal health professionals in Mbale District, Uganda. One health outlook, 2(1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42522-020-00031-6en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/2271
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherOne health outlooken_US
dc.subjectRabies, Knowledge, Attitude, Professionals, Human-health, Animal-health, Zoonosis, One health, Ugandaen_US
dc.titleKnowledge, Attitude And Practices About Rabies Management Among Human And Animal Health Professionals In Mbale District, Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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