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September 5, 2025International Journal of Community Medicine and Public HealthOpen Access

Knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding rabies among animal bite patients attending a tertiary care hospital in central India: a cross-sectional study

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MJMudita JainGJGopal JangaleAGAvinash Gawande

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Overview

Cross-sectional study evaluates rabies knowledge, attitudes, and practices among patients, highlighting gaps in vaccine compliance.

Key Points

  • Despite 78.6% awareness of rabies, significant gaps in prevention practices exist among patients.
  • Only 48.1% of patients knew the importance of washing wounds after an animal bite.
  • Among pet owners, just 30.3% had vaccinated their pets against rabies.
  • Community health education is crucial for improving vaccine compliance and rabies control.

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Jain et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68bb46a86d6d5674bccfe2cfhttps://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20252865
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