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. 2015 Jun 30;4:30. doi: 10.1186/s40249-015-0061-1

Table 4.

Knowledge and experience of rabies, by villages with and without rabies experience

Characteristic Villages with rabies experience (n = 150) Villages without rabies experience (n = 150)
n % n %
Had heard of rabies 146 97 146 97
Which animals can transmit rabies:
 ▪ Dogs 143 95 143 95
 ▪ Cats 83 55 101 67
 ▪ Monkeys 54 36 77 51
 ▪ Bats 5 3 14 9
How rabies can be transmitted:
 ▪ Bite 141 94 146 97
 ▪ Lick 29 19 26 17
 ▪ Scratch 26 17 20 13
Source of information to learn about rabies:
 ▪ Broadcast media (TV & radio) 98 65 105 70
 ▪ Neighbors 48 32 33 22
 ▪ Print media 29 19 42 28
 ▪ Banjar meetings 24 16 26 17
 ▪ Livestock officers 24 16 36 24
 ▪ NGOs 5 3 12 8
 ▪ Internet 0 0 2 1
Seeking medication if bitten by suspected dogs 131 87 128 85
Washing the wound if bitten by suspected rabid dog 53 35 62 41
Reporting to livestock services if bitten by suspected rabid dog 21 14 14 9
Action if suspected rabid dog is identified:
 ▪ Catch it 21 14 17 11
 ▪ Kill it 113 75 116 77
 ▪ Let it go 17 11 18 12
Believe that canine vaccination can eliminate rabies from Bali 147 98 137 91
Believe that culling stray dogs can eliminate rabies from Bali 128 85 120 80
Had their dogs vaccinated for rabies 110 73 111 74
If PEP is provided in your community:
 ▪ It’s free 71 47 63 42
 ▪ There is a cost 30 20 36 24
 ▪ Don’t know 50 33 51 34
Dog culling had taken place in your village 122 81 99 66