Bahria University Health Sciences, Karachi.
Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences, Jamshoro.
Iran Biomed J. 2023 Jan 1;27(1):66-71. doi: 10.52547/ibj.3841.
There is a sheer lack of knowledge in treating rabies in Pakistan. To decrease the number of victims every year, immunization and awareness programs are the basic necessities of Pakistani population. The aim of this study was to highlight the lack of learning strategies and how to overcome this problem, so as to eliminate rabies.
This cross-sectional study was conducted on 692 respondents, aged 8-50 years, in Karachi city of Pakistan from January 2022 to June 2022. The study was based on demographic characteristics and basic knowledge of rabies, mode of transmission, clinical signs, and range of animal host species. Binary logistic regression analysis was performed to know the risk factor of rabies among different age groups, marital status, occupation, etc.
Results revealed that all the age groups were at risk of the wrong knowledge about rabies, odds = 1.182 and odds = 1.775 for 20-30 and 31-40 years of age, respectively; however, 31-40 years were at the high risk of showing odds=3.597 (95% C.I 1.621-7.983). The correlation of occupation was also checked with rabies knowledge. Only doctors (odds = 1.396) and students (odds = 1.955) showed their unawareness about rabies.
This study highlights the grave situation that holds the country in the form of rabies. Through this study we aspire to raise awareness regarding the transmission, spread, and control of rabies
在巴基斯坦，人们对狂犬病的治疗知之甚少。为了每年减少受害者的数量，免疫接种和宣传计划是巴基斯坦人口的基本必需品。本研究的目的是强调缺乏学习策略以及如何克服这一问题，以消除狂犬病。
本横断面研究于 2022 年 1 月至 2022 年 6 月在巴基斯坦卡拉奇市对 692 名年龄在 8-50 岁的受访者进行。该研究基于狂犬病的人口统计学特征和基本知识、传播方式、临床症状以及动物宿主物种范围。进行二项逻辑回归分析，以了解不同年龄组、婚姻状况、职业等因素与狂犬病的风险因素。
结果表明，所有年龄组都存在狂犬病错误知识的风险，20-30 岁和 31-40 岁的比值分别为 1.182 和 1.775；然而，31-40 岁的风险最高，比值为 3.597（95%CI 1.621-7.983）。职业与狂犬病知识的相关性也进行了检查。只有医生（比值=1.396）和学生（比值=1.955）对狂犬病表现出无知。
本研究突出了狂犬病给该国带来的严峻形势。通过这项研究，我们希望提高人们对狂犬病的传播、传播和控制的认识。
