International Journal of Healthcare Sciences ISSN 2348-5728 (Online) Vol. 9, Issue 1, pp: (88-95), Month: April 2021 - September 2021, Available at: www.researchpublish.com
COMMUNITY KNOWLEDGE ON THE PREVENTION AND EARLY HANDLING OF RABIES DOG BITES IN BANJAR UNTAL - UNTAL DALUNG Gede Fransisco Antonio Protestanto1, Wayan Citra Wulan Sucipta Putri2, Dyah Pradnyaparamita Duarsa2, Komang Ayu Kartika Sari2 1 2
Medicine and Doctor Profession, Medical Faculty of Udayana University, Denpasar, Bali
Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University Email: Fransiscoeyo98@gmail.com
Abstract: Rabies is an infectious disease affecting the central nervous system. It is caused by Rhabdovirus spread by the bites of rabies spreading animals such as dogs. In 2015, there were 80.403 cases of rabies-carrier animal bite, with the most cases were found in Bali for as much as 42.630 cases (53,0%). The main rabies-spreading animals were dogs (98%). Therefore, such study is done to measure the level of people’s knowledge on the prevention and early management of rabies dog-bite in banjar Untal-untal, Dalung. This study is a cross-sectional descriptive study on the people of banjar Untal-untal Dalung who had any dog, selected with simple random sampling method, resulting in a total 65 respondent. Data aggregation was managed with the use of questionnaire. The level of knowledge was measured by Guttman Scale by scoring (1) and (0), until a total percentage was accumulated and was categorized into four: good (75%-100%), borderline (56%-75%), lack (40-55%) and bad (<40%). From a total of 65 study samples, it was concluded that the distribution of people’s knowledge on the prevention and early management of rabies dog-bite in banjar Untal-untal Dalung was mostly in good levels (56 respondents, 86,1%). Meanwhile the remaining respondents were found to have borderline (5 respondents, 7,7%) as well as lack of knowledge (4 respondents, 6,2%). The result of this study was expected to be the foundation of further studies regarding the relationship of the level of people’s knowledge with each suspected associated variables, such as demographic characteristics, as well as the implementation of the prevention acts. Keywords: Rabies, Rabies Dog Bite, Knowledge Level, Prevention.
1. INTRODUCTION Rabies is a disease known as mad dog disease, an infectious disease that can attack the human central nervous system. Rabies is caused by a virus, of the genus Lyssavirus in the family Rhabdoviridae. Rabies virus can be transmitted through the bite of Rabies Transmitting Animals (HPR) such as dogs, cats and monkeys. This disease can be transmitted through bites or scratches from animals that can transmit the rabies virus. 1 Rabies is one of the most feared diseases in the community, because it almost always ends in death or can be said to have a case fatality rate of reaching 100%.2 Because this disease can end in death, many people are anxious and afraid of being bitten by a rabies-carrying animal (GHPR). Rabies has been known by the public and rabies itself has spread very widely throughout the world, and more than 55,000 cases in humans have been reported every year in the world. 3 The first occurrence of rabies in Indonesia was in 1884. For the first time, Schoorl found rabies on a horse, followed by Esser in 1889 on a buffalo, in Bekasi it was found in 1890 by
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