Ba Mouhamadou Faly, Kane Ndèye Mbacké, Diallo Mamadou Kindi Korka, Bassoum Oumar, Boh Oumy Kaltome, Mboup Fatoumata Zahra Mohamed, Faye El Hadji Bilal, Bedekelabou Andre Pouwedeou, Dieng Sara Danièle, Diop Fatimata Niang, Badiane Médoune, Ridde Valéry, Faye Adama
Institute of Health and Development, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar-Fann BP 5005, Senegal.
Ministry of Health and Social Action, Fann Résidence, Rue Aimé Césaire, Dakar BP 4024, Senegal.
Pathogens. 2021 Oct 5;10(10):1282. doi: 10.3390/pathogens10101282.
Rabies is still a public health problem in Senegal. This study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices on rabies among human and animal health professionals. It was a cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical study conducted in the Kaffrine district. Data were collected from 28 June to 01 July 2021. An exhaustive recruitment was done, and the final sample size was 95 health professionals. R software was used for descriptive, bivariate and multivariate analyses. Health professionals with sufficient knowledge, positive attitudes and good practices in relation to rabies represented 35.8%, 26.3% and 45.3% of the study respectively. The results of the multivariate analysis showed that professionals who worked in urban areas (AOR = 11.10; 95% CI = [3.50-41.69]) and who worked in animal health (AOR = 7.45; 95% CI = [1.16-70.40]) were more likely to have sufficient knowledge about rabies. Professionals with tertiary education (AOR = 12.40; CI95% = [1.80-268.00]) and with sufficient knowledge (AOR = 3.41; CI95% = [1.01-12.70]) were more likely to have a positive attitude about rabies. Professionals with a positive attitude about rabies (AOR = 3.23; 95% CI = [1.08-10.70]) were more likely to have a good practice when presented with an animal bite case. These results suggest that improving health professionals' knowledge about rabies is essential in order to influence their attitudes and practices against rabies.
狂犬病在塞内加尔仍然是一个公共卫生问题。本研究旨在评估人类和动物卫生专业人员对狂犬病的知识、态度和实践。这是一项在卡菲林地区进行的横断面、描述性和分析性研究。数据收集于2021年6月28日至7月1日。进行了详尽的招募，最终样本量为95名卫生专业人员。使用R软件进行描述性、双变量和多变量分析。在狂犬病方面具备足够知识、积极态度和良好实践的卫生专业人员分别占研究对象的35.8%、26.3%和45.3%。多变量分析结果显示，在城市地区工作的专业人员（调整后比值比[AOR]=11.10；95%置信区间[CI]=[3.50 - 41.69]）以及从事动物卫生工作的专业人员（AOR = 7.45；95% CI = [1.16 - 70.40]）更有可能对狂犬病有足够的了解。受过高等教育的专业人员（AOR = 12.40；95% CI = [1.80 - 268.00]）和具备足够知识的专业人员（AOR = 3.41；95% CI = [1.01 - 12.70]）更有可能对狂犬病持积极态度。对狂犬病持积极态度的专业人员（AOR = 3.23；95% CI = [1.08 - 10.70]）在面对动物咬伤病例时更有可能有良好的实践。这些结果表明，提高卫生专业人员对狂犬病的知识对于影响他们对狂犬病的态度和实践至关重要。
