Knowledge on Rabies Prevention Practices Among Households in a Specified Area, Nadathara, Thrissur

According to WHO, Rabies is estimated to cause 59,000 human death annually in over 150 countries with 95% of cases occurring in Africa and Asia. Title: A study to assess knowledge on Rabies prevention practices among household in a specified area, Nadathara, Thrissur. Objective: To assess level of knowledge on Rabies prevention among households in a specified area. Assess level of practice on Rabies prevention among households. Determine correlation between level of knowledge and practice regarding Rabies prevention among households. Find out association between level of knowledge and practice with their selected sociodemographic variables. Methodology: Quantitative approach with descriptive design was used among 90 household heads in 16th and 17th wards of Nadathara who were selected by convenient sampling technique. Tools 1.Socio- demographic and clinical data variables questionnaire. 2.Structured knowledge questionnaire on rabies prevention.3. Structured practice checklist to assess Rabies prevention practices. The information is collected through interview method and analyzed. Result: The study showed that, majority 48.9%(44) of the samples belongs to the age group between 55- 70 years and majority 86.7%(78) were females. The majority i.e, 61(67.8%) were having good knowledge on Rabies prevention and 24(26.7%) were having average knowledge regarding Rabies prevention practices. The majority 39 households i.e, 7 (43.3%) were having good practice and 26 household (28.9%) were having average practice. There is negative mild correlation between level of knowledge and practice regarding Rabies prevention practices at 0.01 level. On analyzing the association between level of knowledge with demographic variables, it is revealed that the variable i.e, education is having significant association with the level of knowledge among households i.e, p(0.006). Discussion: The study, is supportive as there is a mild correlation between level of knowledge and practice regarding Rabies.