Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) Model of Rabies Prevention Efforts Among Households in Low and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review

Made Wirajaya, Putu Farmani, Putu Laksmini

2022

Abstract

Rabies is considered one of the infectious diseases caused by rhabdovirus. It is the deadliest disease in the world which contributes to more than 59,000 deaths every year globally. About 95% of human cases originate from Asia and Africa, and 99% of all human rabies is transmitted through dog bites. Poor public awareness of rabies hampers preventive and control measures against the disease. This current study aimed to determine whether knowledge, attitudes, and practice (KAP) are related to rabies experienced by households in low and middle-income countries. This study used a literature review approach by collecting 10 articles on Pubmed. The data were analyzed descriptively and presented in tabular form. This study found that most of the households had good knowledge, attitude, and practice related to rabies prevention efforts. However, differences were found between households from lower economic group and the upper middle economic group. Lower economic groups had less knowledge, attitudes, and behavior towards rabies prevention efforts than those from the upper middle groups. Factors that affect KAP related to rabies prevention were education, occupation, age, family size, and also dog ownership. This study shows that households in several countries already had a good KAP.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Wirajaya M., Farmani P. and Laksmini P. (2022). Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) Model of Rabies Prevention Efforts Among Households in Low and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review. In Proceedings of the 2nd Bali Biennial International Conference on Health Sciences - Volume 1: Bali BICHS; ISBN 978-989-758-625-5, SciTePress, pages 49-53. DOI: 10.5220/0011938900003576

in Bibtex Style

@conference{bali bichs22,
author={Made Wirajaya and Putu Farmani and Putu Laksmini},
title={Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) Model of Rabies Prevention Efforts Among Households in Low and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 2nd Bali Biennial International Conference on Health Sciences - Volume 1: Bali BICHS},
year={2022},
pages={49-53},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0011938900003576},
isbn={978-989-758-625-5},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 2nd Bali Biennial International Conference on Health Sciences - Volume 1: Bali BICHS
TI - Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) Model of Rabies Prevention Efforts Among Households in Low and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review
SN - 978-989-758-625-5
AU - Wirajaya M.
AU - Farmani P.
AU - Laksmini P.
PY - 2022
SP - 49
EP - 53
DO - 10.5220/0011938900003576
PB - SciTePress