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http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1711| Title: | Determinants of the awareness of rabies and adoption of control measures among the dog owners of Thrissur district |
| Authors: | Rajkamal, P J Soja Augustin |
| Keywords: | Extension |
| Issue Date: | 2008 |
| Citation: | 172855 |
| Abstract: | Determinants of the general awareness of rabies and adoption of control measures among the dog owners of Thrissur district of Kerala were studied. Dog owners’ general awareness of rabies and its control measures transcending all the domains viz. etiology and spread, symptoms, and control measures of rabies indicated that those of medium awareness predominated across all the three regions- hilly, coastal and plains. Significant regional differences were observed on general awareness of rabies and control measures. Dog owners of hilly and coastal regions as compared to plains comparatively lagged behind on general awareness and control measures. Formal education, media exposure and attitude towards humane dog rearing were associated with general awareness of rabies and its control. Regarding practice adoption of rabies control measures, there were more number of medium level adopters followed by low and high level adopters in that order. Majority of dog owners preferred to be medium level adopters of control measures in future also. Besides, there was a regional difference on the adoption of rabies control measures. Coastal region was behind even the hilly region in this regard. An association was found between general awareness and adoption of control measures. Further formal education, income and attitude towards humane dog rearing were associated with practice adoption of control measures of rabies. A large majority of dog owners obtained information on rabies from print media followed by electronic, cosmopolite and localite channels. Only a negligible percentage of dog owners had attended any seminar or workshop on rabies. A large percentage of dog owners of hilly region believed that ARV is unnecessary. Dog owners’ attitude towards humane dog rearing was predominantly neutral or ambivalent. Attitude towards humane dog rearing was found to be a decisive factor in explaining the variability in general awareness of rabies and its control. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1711 |
| Appears in Collections: | PG Thesis |
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