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.
Title: COMMUNITY KNOWLEDGE ON THE PREVENTION AND EARLY HANDLING OF RABIES DOG BITES IN BANJAR UNTAL - UNTAL DALUNG
Author: Gede Fransisco Antonio Protestanto, Wayan Citra Wulan Sucipta Putri, Dyah Pradnyaparamita Duarsa, Komang Ayu Kartika Sari
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
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