Human rabies exposure and associated risk factors in north-west Ethiopia

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dc.creatorAzalu, W.W.
dc.creatorMekonnen, S.A.
dc.creatorKenubih, A.
dc.creatorKassa, A.M.
dc.creatorMolla, W.A.
dc.creatorJemberu, Wudu T.
dc.date2025-12
dc.date2025-09-12T15:56:14Z
dc.date2025-09-12T15:56:14Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T16:32:17Z
dc.descriptionObjectives: The study was conducted to assess community awareness of rabies, and incidence of human rabies exposure and its associated risk factors. Study design: A retrospective cohort study was conducted to assess community awareness of rabies, and incidence of human rabies exposure and associated risk factors. Method: A total of 642 study participants were selected using multistage cluster sampling from seven districts in Gondar zones in northwest Ethiopia. Data was collected using a questionnaire by face-to-face interviews. Logistic regression analysis was used to identify associations between rabies exposure and potential risk factors Results: The incidence of rabies exposure in the current study was estimated to be 20.95% per year. Almost all (99.68%) of respondents were aware of the existence of rabies, and 98.44 % of them know that rabies is a zoonotic disease. Residents of Genda Wuha (OR=7.68) and Metema districts (OR=7.12) had a greater risk of rabies exposure compared to those living in Debre Tabor district. Dog ownership (OR= 1.61) was greater risk for rabies exposure than non-dog ownership, larger family size (≥7 members) (OR=2.23) had greater risk for rabies exposure. Conclusion: The study outlined that although awareness of existence of rabies and its zoonotic risk was high, taking post-exposure prophylaxis was low. Therefore, use post exposure rabies vaccine of should be promoted.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/176476
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/125797
dc.languageen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceAzalu, W.W., Mekonnen, S.A., Kenubih, A., Kassa, A.M., Molla, W.A. and Jemberu, W.T. 2025. Human rabies exposure and associated risk factors in north-west Ethiopia. Public Health in Practice 10: 100651.
dc.subjecthealth
dc.subjectrabies
dc.subjectzoonoses
dc.titleHuman rabies exposure and associated risk factors in north-west Ethiopia
dc.typeJournal Article

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