Assessment of the rabies education among middle secondary school students of southeastern Bhutan
Rabies is one of the most important zoonotic diseases that mostly affect children. We conducted a rabies education among 129 secondary school children (intervention group = 94 students, control group = 35 students) in two schools in southeast Bhutan and evaluated the effectiveness of the lesson by c...
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| description | Rabies is one of the most important zoonotic diseases that mostly affect children. We conducted a rabies education among 129 secondary school children (intervention group = 94 students, control group = 35 students) in two schools in southeast Bhutan and evaluated the effectiveness of the lesson by comparing the knowledge, perception and safety behaviour score about rabies before and after education. We also assessed the knowledge retention capacity of the students at three months post intervention. Our findings indicated that short rabies lesson significantly (P |
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| subjects | Animal bites Animals Biology and Life Sciences Bites Bites and Stings - epidemiology Care and treatment Children Computer and Information Sciences Critical point Diagnosis Disease prevention Dogs Education Engineering and Technology Health aspects Health Behavior Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Humans Life Sciences Medicine and Health Sciences People and Places Perception Rabies Rabies - epidemiology Rabies - prevention & control Rabies - veterinary Rabies Vaccines Retention capacity Safety Santé publique et épidémiologie Schools Secondary schools Social Sciences Students Zoonoses |
| title | Assessment of the rabies education among middle secondary school students of southeastern Bhutan |
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