National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Rabies is a viral and fatal disease of high zoonotic significance, with almost 100% case fatality rate. This disease occurs in more than 150 countries and territories and about 55000 people die of rabies every year, mostly in Africa, Asia, and South America. Worldwide, dogs are the source of 99% of human rabies deaths (WHO, 2010). Canine rabies is endemic and occurs throughout the year in all parts of India. A study was conducted to assess knowledge level, attitude and dog ownership patterns related to rabies prevention and control and to assess rabies vaccination coverage of dogs in Bhubaneswar city. Structured questionnaires were prepared and administered to 100 dog owners by face to face interview. The study revealed that majority of the dog owners were aware that rabies can be spread through the saliva of a rabid animal. However, majority of respondents did not know the age for first vaccination of dogs against rabies. Dog owners who were government servants were having good knowledge about rabies than those of other occupation groups. Positive attitude towards rabies increased with increase in age of dog owners. Female dog owners do have less knowledge as compared to their male counterparts. Inadequate knowledge of some aspects of rabies, negative attitude and practice of dog owners towards rabies put the dog owners in high risk of exposure to the fatal disease. There is, therefore a need for educational programmes targeted at dog owners to increase their level of knowledge and reduce the risk of exposure to rabies.
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