September 30, 2024Nigerian Veterinary JournalOpen Access

Assessment of Dog Owners’ Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Towards Rabies in Sabon Gari Local Government Area, Kaduna State, Nigeria

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NINuraddeen Bello IbrahimAhmadu Bello University GKGrace Sabo Nok KiaAhmadu Bello University JAJibril AdamuAhmadu Bello University

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Structured questionnaire survey finds acceptable general awareness alongside critical misconceptions in dog owners, highlighting the need for targeted public health education.

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Acceptable rabies knowledge and positive attitudes prevail among dog owners, yet over half display unsatisfactory preventive practices and major gaps regarding viral transmission.
Specifically, 54% of respondents did not know that rabies spreads through saliva, while 67.8% were unaware of the primary anti-rabies vaccination schedule for puppies.
Structured questionnaire administered to 400 dog owners highlights the urgency of public health campaigns to improve routine anti-rabies vaccination and disease awareness.

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Ibrahim et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e5706cb6db64358751115f https://doi.org/10.4314/nvj.v45i2.4

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Structured questionnaire survey finds acceptable general awareness alongside critical misconceptions in dog owners, highlighting the need for targeted public health education.

Assessment of Dog Owners’ Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Towards Rabies in Sabon Gari Local Government Area, Kaduna State, Nigeria

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Assessment of Dog Owners’ Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Towards Rabies in Sabon Gari Local Government Area, Kaduna State, Nigeria

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