Influencing Factors of Rabies Non- immunized People with Dog or Cat Bites.

Abstract

Background: Mortality from Rabies is a serious problem in Surin province. Because of denialing of people who were bitten by dogs and cats.
Objective: This study aimed to describe the predisposing, enabling, and reinforcing factors of rabies non-vaccination among people who were bitten by dogs and cats.
Method: The case control study compaired between case, 100 people who were bitten and had injected rabies vaccine in the past one year, and control, 105 person who were bitten and had not injected rabies vaccine during the same period of time. Collection of data was conducted by interview and check from immunization card
Result: The study was found that the influential factor of rabies non-vaccination bitten person was lack of detection and follow up by health personnel (OR = 3.93, 95% CI = 1.30-12.63), lack of community support (OR = 2.68, 95% CI = 1.10-6.70) 1 lack of family actuation (OR = 2.10, 95% CI = 1.16-3.83), and information inaccessibility (OR = 1.85, 95% CI = 1.01-3.39). The high risk group was person more than 15 years and labor group.
Conclusion: The health personnel should promote rabies immunization by detection and follow up people who were bitten by dogs and cats continuously. Integration of home visit activity, health education, public relation, family and community enforcement were suggested.