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标题：Non-Compliance of Post Exposure Prophylaxis amongst Dog Bite Cases Attending Antirabies Clinic of a Tertiary Care Hospital – A Record Based Study
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作者：Satish K Wadde ; Sachin S Edake ; Jagannath V Dixit 等
期刊名称：National Journal of Community Medicine
印刷版ISSN：0976-3325
电子版ISSN：2229-6816
出版年度：2018
卷号：9
期号：9
页码：643-646
出版社：National Journal of Community Medicine
摘要："Introduction: Rabies, a zoonotic disease transmitted by bite of a rabid animal mostly due to dog bite. Rabies is deadly but can be prevented by post exposure prophylaxis with an effective vaccine available. Though 100% fatal disease, the victims are not regular in treatment resulting in higher defaulter rate. Aim and Objective:- To study the non-compliance of post exposure prophylaxis with antirabies vaccine and factors associated with it. Material and Methods:- The present record based study was conducted at Govt. Medical College, Latur. Dog bite cases from Latur Municipal Corporation area recorded in database during 1st November 2013 to 31st October 2016 were included in the study. Results:- Out of 7892 dog bite cases 39.64% were less than 18 years of age, 71.39% were males. Non-compliance with antirabies vaccine was 41.81%. There were 79.84% defaulters among class II and III. Non-compliance was high when bite with pet and observable dog. Defaulter rate was almost similar amongst provoked and unprovoked dog bites. In 69.74% cases lower extremity was site of bite. Conclusion:- The non-compliance was quiet high with predominant exposure among males and children
关键词：Non-Compliance; Post exposure prophylaxis; dog bite