Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Dog Bite Patients and their Attendants Visiting Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre – A Tertiary Care Hospital in Karachi

Abstract

Dog bite is a global issue and endemic to especially African and Asian countries, where due to lack of awareness dogs (both domestic and wild) are either un-vaccinated or unneutered. The higher authorities seems to be least bothered concerning the increasing number of stray dog in these countries. Although lot of planning is done, no proper execution of these strategies are observed.  The other issue is the negligent attitude of people towards wound management. The objective of this study is to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of dog bite patients and their attendants visiting Jinnah Post-graduate Medical Centre, a tertiary care hospital in Karachi. The structured questionnaires were got filled via interview from both the patient and their attendant at the time they visited the dog bite clinic in the hospital. The results of the study revealed in appropriate and irresponsible attitude on both the part of patients and the concerned authorities responsible for is management. This research work was an endeavor to do the gap analysis in order to ensure practical implementation to overcome the endemic of dog bite and rabies.