The Network Development on Operation, Surveillance, Prevention and Control of Rabies Disease in Ubon Ratchathani Province

Abstract

This research and development was aimed to develop the network on operation, surveillance, prevention and control of rabies disease, and to promote knowledge and participation of the network in the Namkhun district, Ubon Ratchathani province. The community base learning concept was applied to the study design. The target group were stake holders on rabies surveillance, prevention and control, 56 people and the network of pet’s owner, 270 people. Duration of study was from September, 2019 to August, 2020. The evaluation tools was the questionnaires and the operation report from. The quantitative data was analyzed by descriptive statistics and Paired t-test and the qualitative data was analyzed by content analysis.

Findings founded: The network model on operation, surveillance and control of rabies disease were consisted of 4 stages as follows; (1) Studying a context and analyzing a situation (2) Creating an action plan (3) Implementing and (4) Exchanging knowledge and reflection. The outcome of the network model in aspect of the knowledge and participation when compare before and after of the operation the network model was found that samples had knowledge mean scores of rabies operations and surveillance overall more than before implementation (p<.001) with a knowledge score greater than before implementation was 7.48 scores (95%CI; 7.096, 7.858) and the sample had an overall participation mean scores greater than before implementation (p<.001) with a participation scores greater than before implementation was 1.12 (95%CI; 1.051, 1.191). A survey of dogs and cats showed that there were 4,897 dogs and 673 cats, a total of 5,570 dogs and cats were vaccinated 5,570 (100%), and the rabies positive was not found in head of the dog, cat and mammal in the study area from September, 2020 to present. The network development on the knowledge and participation to operation, surveillance and control of rabies disease was led to the impact of not found the rabies positive in head of the dog, cat and mammal. Therefore, the relevant agencies should take this model into action.