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A study on Effectiveness of educational intervention on knowledge regarding rabies among high school students in Trivandrum, Kerala

Background: Rabies is an infectious viral disease that is almost always fatal following the onset of clinical symptoms. Objective: To assess the knowledge among high school children on rabies, to impart health education about rabies and to study the change in knowledge after the educational interven...

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Main Author: Shaliet Rose Sebastian
Format: Printed Book
Published: Indian Journal of Basic and Applied Medical Research; 2018
Online Access:http://10.26.1.76/ks/007857.pdf
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245 |a A study on Effectiveness of educational intervention on knowledge regarding rabies among high school students in Trivandrum, Kerala  
260 |b Indian Journal of Basic and Applied Medical Research;  |c 2018 
300 |a P. 129-132  |b  June 2018: Vol.-7, Issue- 3  
520 |a Background: Rabies is an infectious viral disease that is almost always fatal following the onset of clinical symptoms. Objective: To assess the knowledge among high school children on rabies, to impart health education about rabies and to study the change in knowledge after the educational intervention.Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among 200 high school children at Government Higher Secondary School, Venjaramoodu, Trivandrum. Baseline knowledge regarding rabies was assessed using questionnaire method. A health education n regarding rabies was given to these students and knowledge was again tested using same questionnaire after one week. Results: Although all the study participants had heard about rabies, only 70 out of 200 i.e. 35% students knew that dog bite may lead to rabies. The knowledge regarding rabies was found to have a significant change after health education.. Conclusion: Health education in schools is a cost effective approach to prevent animal bite and rabies consequently. 
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