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%) |