Compliance to anti-rabies vaccination in post-exposure prophylaxis
Complete post-exposure prophylaxis is necessary to prevent rabies among all animal bite victims. It is essential for the bite victims to complete the full course of vaccination as recommended for complete protection. The present study was conducted to determine the compliance rate for anti-rabies va...
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doaj-332d33185b0e4c6293c383456d1b65112020-11-25T00:09:56ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Public Health0019-557X2015-01-01591586010.4103/0019-557X.152867Compliance to anti-rabies vaccination in post-exposure prophylaxisRavish Haradanahalli ShankaraiahRachana Annadani RajashekarVijayashankar VeenaAshwath Narayana Doddabele HanumanthaiahComplete post-exposure prophylaxis is necessary to prevent rabies among all animal bite victims. It is essential for the bite victims to complete the full course of vaccination as recommended for complete protection. The present study was conducted to determine the compliance rate for anti-rabies vaccination by both intramuscular route and intradermal route and to determine the major constraints. The study was done at two municipal corporation hospitals in Bangalore, India. The compliance rate for intramuscular rabies vaccination was 60.0% and for intradermal rabies vaccination 77.0%. The major constraints were loss of wages, forgotten dates, cost incurred and distance from the hospital. Hence, the present study showed that the compliance to anti-rabies vaccination for post-exposure prophylaxis is low and is a cause of concern, as animal bite victims who do not complete the full course of vaccination are still at risk of developing rabies.http://www.ijph.in/article.asp?issn=0019-557X;year=2015;volume=59;issue=1;spage=58;epage=60;aulast=ShankaraiahAnimal bitesAnti-rabies vaccinesComplianceIntradermal rabies vaccinationIntramuscular rabies vaccinationPost-exposure prophylaxis |
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Ravish Haradanahalli Shankaraiah Rachana Annadani Rajashekar Vijayashankar Veena Ashwath Narayana Doddabele Hanumanthaiah Compliance to anti-rabies vaccination in post-exposure prophylaxis Indian Journal of Public Health Animal bites Anti-rabies vaccines Compliance Intradermal rabies vaccination Intramuscular rabies vaccination Post-exposure prophylaxis |
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Ravish Haradanahalli Shankaraiah Rachana Annadani Rajashekar Vijayashankar Veena Ashwath Narayana Doddabele Hanumanthaiah |
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Compliance to anti-rabies vaccination in post-exposure prophylaxis |
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Compliance to anti-rabies vaccination in post-exposure prophylaxis |
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Compliance to anti-rabies vaccination in post-exposure prophylaxis |
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Compliance to anti-rabies vaccination in post-exposure prophylaxis |
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Compliance to anti-rabies vaccination in post-exposure prophylaxis |
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compliance to anti-rabies vaccination in post-exposure prophylaxis |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications |
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Indian Journal of Public Health |
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Complete post-exposure prophylaxis is necessary to prevent rabies among all animal bite victims. It is essential for the bite victims to complete the full course of vaccination as recommended for complete protection. The present study was conducted to determine the compliance rate for anti-rabies vaccination by both intramuscular route and intradermal route and to determine the major constraints. The study was done at two municipal corporation hospitals in Bangalore, India. The compliance rate for intramuscular rabies vaccination was 60.0% and for intradermal rabies vaccination 77.0%. The major constraints were loss of wages, forgotten dates, cost incurred and distance from the hospital. Hence, the present study showed that the compliance to anti-rabies vaccination for post-exposure prophylaxis is low and is a cause of concern, as animal bite victims who do not complete the full course of vaccination are still at risk of developing rabies. |
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Animal bites Anti-rabies vaccines Compliance Intradermal rabies vaccination Intramuscular rabies vaccination Post-exposure prophylaxis |
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