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The Evaluation of the Knowledge and Behavior of Cases with Suspicious Rabies Contact About Rabies
Abstract
Objective: The present study aimed to analyze the knowledge of rabies and behavior of the patients who were admitted due to contact with animals with rabies risk.
Methods: In the present cross-sectional and descriptive study, interviews were conducted with 108 patients who applied for rabies vaccine using a survey. The interview form included questions that aimed to determine the behavior and measure the knowledge of the cases after the suspicious contact.
Results: Among the study cases, 60.2% were male and the mean age was 33.80 ± 17.64. 71.0% of those who had pets with rabies transmission risk had vaccinated their pets. 67.6% of the patients applied to the nearest health institution after the animal contact, 13.9% did not care first but later applied to the hospital, 12.0% applied to the hospital because of fear, and 6.5% applied to the hospital due to insistence of their friends. Also, 19.4% of the patients stated that they detained the animal for at least ten days after the contact. The score of the patients with rabies training was significantly higher than those without, the score of those who had domestic animals was significantly higher than those who had not, the score of those who vaccinated their pets was significantly higher than those who did not, and the score of those who vaccinated their pets with rabies transmission risk was significantly higher than those who did not vaccinate their pets (p<0.05).
Conclusion: Patient behavior was problematic and the scores of educated individuals were higher. Education could improve the knowledge and awareness of rabies.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Public Health, Environmental Health
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
November 1, 2021
Submission Date
May 14, 2021
Acceptance Date
September 7, 2021
Published in Issue
Year 2021 Volume: 7 Number: 3
APA
Kurt, O., Oğuzöncül, A. F., & Deveci, S. E. (2021). The Evaluation of the Knowledge and Behavior of Cases with Suspicious Rabies Contact About Rabies. Kocaeli Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, 7(3), 256-261. https://doi.org/10.30934/kusbed.937295
AMA
1.Kurt O, Oğuzöncül AF, Deveci SE. The Evaluation of the Knowledge and Behavior of Cases with Suspicious Rabies Contact About Rabies. KOU Sag Bil Derg. 2021;7(3):256-261. doi:10.30934/kusbed.937295
Chicago
Kurt, Osman, Ayşe Ferdane Oğuzöncül, and S. Erhan Deveci. 2021. “The Evaluation of the Knowledge and Behavior of Cases With Suspicious Rabies Contact About Rabies”. Kocaeli Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi 7 (3): 256-61. https://doi.org/10.30934/kusbed.937295.
EndNote
Kurt O, Oğuzöncül AF, Deveci SE (November 1, 2021) The Evaluation of the Knowledge and Behavior of Cases with Suspicious Rabies Contact About Rabies. Kocaeli Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi 7 3 256–261.
IEEE
[1]O. Kurt, A. F. Oğuzöncül, and S. E. Deveci, “The Evaluation of the Knowledge and Behavior of Cases with Suspicious Rabies Contact About Rabies”, KOU Sag Bil Derg, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 256–261, Nov. 2021, doi: 10.30934/kusbed.937295.
ISNAD
Kurt, Osman - Oğuzöncül, Ayşe Ferdane - Deveci, S. Erhan. “The Evaluation of the Knowledge and Behavior of Cases With Suspicious Rabies Contact About Rabies”. Kocaeli Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi 7/3 (November 1, 2021): 256-261. https://doi.org/10.30934/kusbed.937295.
JAMA
1.Kurt O, Oğuzöncül AF, Deveci SE. The Evaluation of the Knowledge and Behavior of Cases with Suspicious Rabies Contact About Rabies. KOU Sag Bil Derg. 2021;7:256–261.
MLA
Kurt, Osman, et al. “The Evaluation of the Knowledge and Behavior of Cases With Suspicious Rabies Contact About Rabies”. Kocaeli Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 7, no. 3, Nov. 2021, pp. 256-61, doi:10.30934/kusbed.937295.
Vancouver
1.Osman Kurt, Ayşe Ferdane Oğuzöncül, S. Erhan Deveci. The Evaluation of the Knowledge and Behavior of Cases with Suspicious Rabies Contact About Rabies. KOU Sag Bil Derg. 2021 Nov. 1;7(3):256-61. doi:10.30934/kusbed.937295
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