Table 2 Frontline service providers’ knowledge about the management of dog bites
Variable | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Detain and clinically observe any suspected rabid dog for… | |
One day | 2 (0.9) |
10 days | 14 (6.1) |
21 days | 113 (48.9) |
10 weeks | 50 (21.6) |
Don’t know | 5 (2.2) |
Rabies PrEP | |
Heard | 110 (47.6) |
Never heard | 105 (45.5) |
Don’t know | 16 (6.9) |
Persons requiring PrEP | |
Everybody | 41 (17.7) |
High-risk individuals | 60 (26.0) |
Nurses/doctors | 24 (10.4) |
Farmers | 16 (6.9) |
Don’t know | 90 (38.9) |
PrEP immunization schedule | |
Days 0, 3, 7, and 21 or 28 | 70 (30.3) |
Days 0, 7, and 21 or 28 | 27 (11.7) |
Days 0, 3, and 7 | 11 (4.8) |
Days 1, 7, and 90 | 8 (3.4) |
Don’t know | 115 (49.8) |
After dog bite, clean and flush wound immediately with water and soap | |
Yes | 223 (96.1) |
No | 9 (3.9) |
After dog bite, give PEP | |
Yes | 96 (41.4) |
No | 136 (58.6) |
After dog bite, give tetanus injection | |
Yes | 228 (98.7) |
No | 3 (1.3) |
Vaccines used for PEP | |
Tetanus injection | 189 (81.5) |
RIG | 66 (28.5) |
Rabies vaccines | 159 (68.5) |
Don’t know | 11 (4.7) |