Animal Bite Victims Seeking Medical Services at Concerned Hospitals

NCT ID: NCT06054581

Last Updated: 2023-09-26

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Total Enrollment: 662 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-01-31
• Study Completion Date: 2028-12-31

Brief Summary

The goal of this observational study is to study the magnitude of the animal bite problem during one year ,to determine the percentage of compliance for full PEP doses and factors affecting the health seeking behavior among these victims.

To assess the management of the wound (first aid management done by the patient and in the hospital).

Participants will be asked to answer a questionnaire consisting of five parts and followed for completing their anti-rabies vaccination schedule.

Detailed Description

Animal bites pose a major public health problem in children and adults worldwide. Numerous animal species have the potential to bite humans leading to rabies which is a disease of mammals , including dogs, wolves, foxes, cats, lions, mongooses, bats, monkeys and humans, However, the use of dogs as pets or companions, and for security, hunting, and breeding has contributed to their growing population.

Surveillance data revealed that people in Egypt experience a large number of animal bites annually with more than 200,000 animal bites recorded each year mostly from dogs. On average 60 people die annually from rabies in Egypt.

Rabies is 100% fatal disease but can be prevented with successful rabies control program which comprise of three pillars:1. Community participation; education, public awareness. 2. Access to mass vaccination of dogs. 3. Access to post bite treatment.

PEP is the administration of wound care and immunization after potential exposure to the rabies virus.

As a part of zero by 30 strategy set by WHO to control dog-mediated human rabies by 2030, the strategic advisory group of experts of the WHO needed the current scenario of health-seeking behavior of exposed individuals and the use of rabies vaccines and immunoglobulin in rabies endemic countries. In this regard, perception of victims and their attitude towards treatment forms an important role for prevention against rabies. It is also necessary to detect trends to evaluate the effect of preventive efforts implemented by the Ministry of Health.

Conditions

Vaccine-Preventable Diseases

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: OTHER
• Study Time Perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL

Interventions

health seeking behavior

health seeking behavior in the form of wound management and receving anti rabies immunization

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• victims recently exposed to bite by any animal causing rabies

Exclusion Criteria

• other types of animal bites

• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Assiut University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

alyaa abdelaal mohamed abdelaal

assisstant lecturer

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

alyaa abdelaal

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Assiut University

Central Contacts

alyaa Abdelaal, PhD

Role: CONTACT

alyaaabdelaal@yahoo.com

+201092777031

References

Kenu E, Ganu V, Noora CL, Adanu R, Lartey M. Management of dog bites by frontline service providers in primary healthcare facilities in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana, 2014-2015. Infect Dis Poverty. 2018 Feb 28;7(1):18. doi: 10.1186/s40249-018-0398-3.

Reference Type: RESULT

PMID: 29502522 (View on PubMed)

Jakasania AH, Mansuri FM, Dixit GT. An association of knowledge and misconceptions with health seeking behaviour for dog bite: a cross-sectional study in Ahmedabad. Int J Comm Med Public Heal. 2017 Jun 23;4(7):2592-5.

Reference Type: RESULT

Related Links

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/animal-bites

WHO. Animal bites \[Internet\]. 2018 \[cited 2023 May 17\]

Other Identifiers

animal bite

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id