Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding rabies in Filipinos following implementation of the Bohol Rabies Prevention and Elimination Programme

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 142, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1476-1485

  Davlin, S L ^a   Lapiz, S M ^b   Miranda, M E ^c   Murray, K O ^d  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b Office of the Provincial Veterinarian   (Philippines)

^c Erasmus Forum A434   (Philippines)

^d BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; rabies (animal); rabies (human); vaccine preventable diseases; zoonoses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE CONTROL; DOG BITE; DOG DISEASE; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; FILIPINO (PEOPLE); HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOUSEHOLD; HOUSEHOLD QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHILIPPINES; POST EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; RABIES; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION PREVENTION; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHILIPPINES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RABIES; ZOONOSES;

EID: 84901396439     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268813002513     Document Type: Article

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