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On dogs, people, and a rabies epidemic: results from a sociocultural study in Bali, Indonesia

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Title On dogs, people, and a rabies epidemic: results from a sociocultural study in Bali, Indonesia
 
Creator Widyastuti, M.D.W.
Bardosh, K.L.
Sunandar
Basri, C.
Basuno, E.
Jatikusumah, A.
Arief, R.A.
Putra, A.A.G.
Rukmantara, A.
Estoepangestie, A.T.S.
Willyanto, I.
Natakesuma, I.K.G.
Sumantra, I.P.
Grace, Delia
Unger, Fred
Gilbert, J.
 
Subject epidemiology
animal diseases
zoonoses
health
 
Description Background Previously free of rabies, Bali experienced an outbreak in 2008, which has since caused a large number of human fatalities. In response, both mass dog culling and vaccination have been implemented. In order to assess potential community-driven interventions for optimizing rabies control, we conducted a study exploring the relationship between dogs, rabies, and the Balinese community. The objectives of this study were to: i) understand the human-dog relationship in Bali; ii) explore local knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAPs) relating to rabies; and iii) assess potential community-driven activities to optimize rabies control and surveillance. Methods Conducted between February and June 2011, the study combined a questionnaire (n = 300; CI = 95 %; error margin = 5 %) and focus group discussions (FGDs) in 10 villages in the Denpasar, Gianyar, and Karangasem regencies. The questionnaire included a Likert scale to assess community knowledge and attitudes. For the knowledge assessment, three points were given for a correct answer, while wrong answers and uncertain answers were given zero points. For the attitudes assessment, three points were given for a positive answer, two points for a neutral answer, and one point for a negative answer. Respondent knowledge was categorized as good (score >40), fair (score 20–40), or poor (score 26), neutral (score 13–26), or negative (score
 
Date 2015-12
2015-07-02T13:40:30Z
2015-07-02T13:40:30Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Widyastuti, M.D.W., Bardosh, K.L., Sunandar, Basri, C., Basuno, E., Jatikusumah, A., Arief, R.A., Putra, A.A.G., Rukmantara, A., Estoepangestie, A.T.S., Willyanto, I., Natakesuma, I.K.G., Sumantra, I.P., Grace, D., Unger, F. and Gilbert, J. 2015. On dogs, people, and a rabies epidemic: Results from a sociocultural study in Bali, Indonesia. Infectious Diseases of Poverty 4:30.
2049-9957
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/67195
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-015-0061-1
 
Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-4.0
Open Access
 
Publisher Springer Science and Business Media LLC
 
Source Infectious Diseases of Poverty