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. 2020 Jun 30;9(6):2751–2757. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_158_20

Table 4.

Knowledge about rabies

Yes No
Can animals get rabies 292 (98.3%) 5 (1.7%)
Symptoms of rabies in animal
 Drooling of saliva, unprovoked bite 229 (77.1%)
 Don’t know 24 (8.1%)
 Drooling of saliva, roaming, barking 33 (11.1%)
 Erratic behavior, craving to eat anything 11 (03.7%)
Diseases can be caused by animal bite 252 (84.8%) 45 (15.2%)
 Rabies 251 (99.6%)
 Hydrophobia 2 (00.8%)
Can people get rabies 258 (86.9%) 39 (13.1%)
Symptoms of rabies in humans
 Don’t know 123 (41.4%)
 Frothing from mouth 93 (31.3%)
 Madness 48 (16.1%)
 Hydrophobia 33 (11.1%)
Immediate care taken of wound
 Apply red chilies 145 (48.8%)
 Clean with water and soap 46 (15.5%)
 Apply lime 40 (13.5%)
 Don’t know 16 (5.4%)
 Tie the wound 15 (5.1%)
 Nothing 10 (3.4%)
 Others 20
Have you ever heard about ARV 292 (98.3%) 5 (1.7%)
Site of injection
Abdomen 154 (51.9%)
Shoulder 51 (17.2%)
Thigh 38 (12.8%)
Don’t know 54 (18.2%)
Number of doses to be given
 1-5 173 (58.25%)
 6-10 22 (7.4%)
 11-15 33 (11.11%)
 >15 1 (0.34%)
 Don’t know 68 (22.89%)
What is to be done if you know that your pet domestic animal is rabid
 Consult veterinary doctor 4 (1.4%)
 Consult veterinary doctor 88 (29.6%)
 To be killed 52 (17.5%)
 Vaccination 36 (12.1%)
 To be separate from other animals 1 (0.3%)
 Don’t know 16 (5.4%)
Can rabies be treated 215 (72.4%) 36 (12.1%)
 Don’t know 45 (15.2%)
Vaccination campaign or reduction program attendees 2 (0.7%)