Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices on Rabies among Human and Animal Health Professionals in Senegal

Pathogens

Médoune Badiane¹  Fatimata Niang Diop²  Oumar Bassoum³  Mamadou Kindi Korka Diallo³  Adama Faye³  Mouhamadou Faly Ba³  El Hadji Bilal Faye⁴  Valéry Ridde⁴  Sara Danièle Dieng⁵  Andre Pouwedeou Bedekelabou⁶  Ndèye Mbacké Kane⁷  Fatoumata Zahra Mohamed Mboup⁷  Oumy Kaltome Boh⁷ 

[1] Direction of Veterinary Services, Ministry of Livestock and Animal Productions, Diamniadio, Dakar-Fann BP 45677, Senegal;Institute of Environmental Sciences, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar-Fann BP 5005, Senegal;Institute of Health and Development, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar-Fann BP 5005, Senegal;Institute of Research for Development, Dakar-Hann BP 1386, Senegal;Inter-State School of Veterinary Sciences and Medicine, Africa One Health University Network, Dakar-Fann BP 5077, Senegal;Inter-State School of Veterinary Sciences and Medicine, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar-Fann BP 5005, Senegal;Ministry of Health and Social Action, Fann Résidence, Rue Aimé Césaire, Dakar BP 4024, Senegal;

关键词: knowledge;    attitude;    practice;    rabies;    human health;    animal health;   

DOI  :  10.3390/pathogens10101282

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Rabies is still a public health problem in Senegal. This study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices on rabies among human and animal health professionals. It was a cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical study conducted in the Kaffrine district. Data were collected from 28 June to 01 July 2021. An exhaustive recruitment was done, and the final sample size was 95 health professionals. R software was used for descriptive, bivariate and multivariate analyses. Health professionals with sufficient knowledge, positive attitudes and good practices in relation to rabies represented 35.8%, 26.3% and 45.3% of the study respectively. The results of the multivariate analysis showed that professionals who worked in urban areas (AOR = 11.10; 95% CI = [3.50–41.69]) and who worked in animal health (AOR = 7.45; 95% CI = [1.16–70.40]) were more likely to have sufficient knowledge about rabies. Professionals with tertiary education (AOR = 12.40; CI95% = [1.80–268.00]) and with sufficient knowledge (AOR = 3.41; CI95% = [1.01–12.70]) were more likely to have a positive attitude about rabies. Professionals with a positive attitude about rabies (AOR = 3.23; 95% CI = [1.08–10.70]) were more likely to have a good practice when presented with an animal bite case. These results suggest that improving health professionals’ knowledge about rabies is essential in order to influence their attitudes and practices against rabies.

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