title: [Healthcare profile of rabies pre-exposure prophylaxis in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 2007-2014].
abstract: to describe the profile of healthcare provision regarding rabies pre-exposure prophylaxis (RPrEP) in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, as compared with the Technical Standards for Rabies Prophylaxis in Humans.
  
  
  
  this was a descriptive study using Notifiable Disease Information System data on anti-rabies healthcare provided between 2007 and 2014.
  
  
  
  only 2.4% of anti-rabies healthcare related to RPrEP (5,721/239,245), 42.5% of these were veterinary, biology and zootechnics students and 10.3% were professionals from the same areas; individuals aged 20 to 64 accounted for 71.8% of the total number of people vaccinated and the frequency of this form of prophylaxis was 53.5/100,000 inhabitants for the state as a whole, varying between 13.1 to 185.1/100,000 inhabitants in the state's different health districts.
  
  
  
  RPrEP frequency was found to be low, suggesting that this rabies prevention tool has been neglected, leaving a large number of people at occupational risk.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Veterinária, Pelotas-RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Roberta Silva Silveira da
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Mota
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Veterinária, Pelotas-RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Luiz Filipe Damé
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Schuch
authors.affiliation: Secretaria Estadual da Saúde do Rio Grande do Sul, 3ª Regional de Saúde, Pelotas-RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Dóris Gómez Marcos
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Schuch
authors.affiliation: Secretaria Municipal de Saúde, Centro de Controle de Zoonoses, Pelotas-RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Christieli Prestes
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Osmari
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Veterinária, Pelotas-RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Tássia Gomes
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Guimarães
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control; D065129:Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011818:Rabies / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011819:Rabies Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D011819:Rabies Vaccines