A pilot study on the usefulness of information and education campaign materials in enhancing the knowledge, attitude and practice on rabies in rural Sri Lanka

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 55-64

  Matibag, Gino C ^a   Ohbayashi, Yoshihide ^a   Kanda, Koji ^a   Yamashina, Hiroko ^a   Bandula Kumara, W R ^b   Perera, I N Gamini ^c   De Silva, D D Niranjala ^b   Gunawardena, G S Panduka De S ^b   Jayasinghe, Ananda ^d   Ditangco, Rossana A ^a   Tamashiro, Hiko ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^c Kandy ^*  (Sri Lanka)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Attitude; Health practice; Knowledge; Rabies; Sri Lanka

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL VACCINATION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BIRTH CONTROL; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH EDUCATION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INOCULATION; KNOWLEDGE; PET ANIMAL; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RABIES; RESPONSIBILITY; RURAL AREA; SRI LANKA; VACCINATION;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 66549084085     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.106     Document Type: Article

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