Rabies healthcare-seeking behaviors of urban and peri-urban residents: Results from a rabies knowledge, attitudes, and practices survey, Bangladesh, 2018

Author(s)
Ross, Yasmeen B
Léchenne, Monique
Hoque, Mahbubul
Blanton, Jesse D
Kennedy, Erin D
Rana, Md Sohel
Tahmina, Sanya
Bonaparte, Sarah
Head, Jennifer R
Wallace, Ryan M
Publication Date
2022
Abstract
<p>Rabies is one of the most lethal infectious diseases, with those living in Asia and Africa having the highest risk of dying from rabies. We conducted a knowledge, attitudes and practices survey in urban and peri-urban areas of Bangladesh to describe canine bite rates, rabies knowledge, and healthcare seeking behaviors and barriers to human and dog vaccination. A bite risk assessment score (BRAS) and healthcare-seeking behavior score (HSBS) was calculated for each bite victim. Respondents were given two hypothetical situations to assess potential behaviors after a bite and willingness to pay for rabies vaccine and immunoglobulin. In total, 2,447 households participated in the survey and 85 bite victims were identified. The BRAS identified that 31% of bites posed no risk of rabies transmission. Multivariate analyses showed that living in Chittagong (β = 1.4" 95% CI: 0.1, 2.7) was associated with a higher HSBS. Findings presented here provide useful information regarding bite occurrences, healthcare-seeking behaviors, and a need for strategies to increase rabies awareness.</p>
Citation
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 16(8), p. 1-22
ISSN
1935-2735
1935-2727
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Public Library of Science
Rights
CC0 1.0 Universal
Title
Rabies healthcare-seeking behaviors of urban and peri-urban residents: Results from a rabies knowledge, attitudes, and practices survey, Bangladesh, 2018
Type of document
Journal Article
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Publication

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