尼泊尔人对狂犬病有多了解?
Alok Dhakal1, Ramjee P Ghimire2, Sujit Regmi1
1Paklihawa Campus, Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science, Tribhuvan University, Bhairahawa, Rupandehi, Nepal.
Heliyon
|October 9, 2023
概括
在尼泊尔,公众对狂犬病的认识很低,许多人不知道其原因,传播和预防. 针对性的教育和可获得的疫苗对于消除狂犬病的努力至关重要.
科学领域:
- 兽医公共卫生 兽医公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 动物传播疾病 动物传播疾病
背景情况:
- 狂犬病是一种致命的病毒性疾病,从动物传播到人类,每年全球约有59000人死亡.
- 到2030年消除由狗传播的人类狂犬病是一个全球目标,需要对公众的知识和态度有彻底的了解.
- 尼泊尔面临着严重的狂犬病负担,这强调了需要有效的预防策略.
研究的目的:
- 评估尼泊尔三个地区对狂犬病的公众意识水平.
- 确定有关狂犬病传播,病原体和预防方法的知识差距.
- 探索人口因素与狂犬病知识之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 从2021年10月到12月进行了一项横截面研究.
- 在西拉哈,帕尔萨和帕拉西地区,对308个家庭主管进行了结构化问卷调查.
- 使用统计分析,包括千平方测试,来检查变量之间的关系.
主要成果:
- 很大一部分受访者对狂犬病,其致病原体 (87.3%) 和病原体对大脑组织的影响缺乏了解 (只有35.1%的人知道).
- 对物疫苗接种计划 (26.3%) 的认识和暴露后预防 (PEP) 的立即有效性很低.
- 物所有权,教育水平,家庭收入,家庭规模,职业和年龄与知识水平有明显的关联.
结论:
- 在尼泊尔研究的地区,公众对狂犬病存在实质性的知识差距.
- 公共卫生和兽医当局必须优先考虑对狂犬病传播和预防的教育,同时确保免费获得抗狂犬病疫苗.
- 提高公众意识对于实现消除人类狂犬病病例的目标至关重要.
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