title: Perceptions and treatment seeking behavior for dog bites in rural Bangladesh.
abstract: We conducted a study of the knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding dog bites among residents of a rural community in Bangladesh from September 2006 to February 2007 using face to face interviews with 1,973 adults from five villages. The mean age of the respondents was 34+/-16 years. Sixty-eight percent of subjects were female, 7.3% of respondents reported a history of dog bite in a family member; 10% had been bitten twice. Sixty-five percent of subjects were aware of rabies and 99.1% knew a dog bite was the cause of rabies. Seventy-one percent of subjects were aware of a rabies vaccine, 77.5% of respondents stated rabies can cause death. Ninty percent of dog bite victims received treatment by traditional healers, 25% were treated with a rabies vaccine and 2.1% of victims died. Greater awareness is needed in rural Bangladesh regarding prevention of rabies.
authors.affiliation: Bangladesh Institute of Tropical and Infectious Diseases, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rumana
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Sayeed
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Basher
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Islam
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Faiz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001459:Bangladesh / Q000453:epidemiology; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D008875:Middle Aged; D010465:Perception; D011819:Rabies Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012424:Rural Population; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
chemical_list: D011819:Rabies Vaccines