BACKGROUND Rabies has a worldwide distribution in continental regions of Africa, Asia and the Latin America. Globally, the case fatality rate is 100% once a clinical sign is developed. Poor public awareness towards rabies is one of the major obstacles in any prevention and control scheme of the diseases. The study aimed to assess knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) about rabies and associated factors among household heads in Mekelle city, Northern Ethiopia, 2016. METHODS A community based cross-sectional study was conducted from October to November 2016 with a total of 633 study participants. Data were collected using a pretested structured questionnaire and entered to EPI-Info 3.5.4 and coded, cleaned and analyzed using SPSS version 20 software. Bi variable and multivariable analysis was done to identify factors associated with knowledge, attitude and practice about rabies. Variables having p < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant at 95%CI. RESULTS Of 633 study participants, 357 (56.4%) were females and 239 (37.8%) were 18-35 years old. Among the study participants, 56.1% (95%CI = 52.2, 59.9), 56.2% (95%CI = 52.4, 60.1) and 61.3% (95%CI = 57.5, 65.1) had good level of knowledge, attitude and practice on the prevention and control of rabies respectively. Being female (AOR = 1.50, 95%CI = 1.05, 2.13), dog owner (AOR = 1.68, 95%CI = 1.17, 2.41) and participants who had training on rabies (AOR = 2.22, 95%CI = 1.53, 3.21) were found to have good knowledge. Married participants (AOR = 2.19, 95%CI = 1.16, 4.16), participants who owned dog (AOR = 2.64, 95%CI = 1.80, 3.86) and those encountered dog bite (AOR = 2.24, 95%CI = 1.23, 4.10) were found to have positive attitude towards rabies. Similarly, dog ownership (AOR = 11.85, 95%CI = 7.16, 19.6) was found to be associated with good practice. CONCLUSION This study showed that more than half of the respondents had good knowledge, attitude and practice about the prevention and control of rabies.

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埃塞俄比亚梅克尔市户主对狂犬病及其相关因素的知识，态度和做法的评估。

背景技术狂犬病在非洲，亚洲和拉丁美洲的大陆地区具有全球分布。在全球范围内，一旦出现临床体征，病例死亡率为100％。公众对狂犬病的意识差是任何疾病预防和控制方案的主要障碍之一。该研究旨在评估2016年埃塞俄比亚北部梅凯尔市户主中狂犬病及其相关因素的知识，态度和实践（KAP）。方法2016年10月至2016年11月进行了一项基于社区的横断面研究，共633例研究参与者。使用预先测试的结构化问卷收集数据，并将其输入EPI-Info 3.5.4，并使用SPSS 20版软件进行编码，清理和分析。进行了双变量和多变量分析，以识别与知识相关的因素，关于狂犬病的态度和做法。p <0.05的变量在95％CI时具有统计学意义。结果在633名研究参与者中，有357名（56.4％）为女性，而239名（37.8％）为18-35岁。在研究参与者中，有56.1％（95％CI = 52.2，59.9），56.2％（95％CI = 52.4，60.1）和61.3％（95％CI = 57.5，65.1）拥有良好的知识，态度和实践水平狂犬病的预防和控制。是女性（AOR = 1.50，95％CI = 1.05，2.13），狗主人（AOR = 1.68，95％CI = 1.17，2.41）和接受过狂犬病培训的参与者（AOR = 2.22，95％CI = 1.53，3.21） ）被发现具有良好的知识。已婚参与者（AOR = 2.19，95％CI = 1.16，4.16），拥有狗的参与者（AOR = 2.64，95％CI = 1.80，3.86）和遇到被狗咬伤的参与者（AOR = 2.24，95％CI = 1.23，4 。10）被发现对狂犬病有积极态度。同样，发现狗的所有权（AOR = 11.85，95％CI = 7.16，19.6）与良好习惯相关。结论本研究表明，超过一半的受访者对狂犬病的预防和控制具有良好的知识，态度和实践。