Case profile, volume analysis, and dropout rate of antirabies vaccination regimens among animal bite victims in Gujarat

Background: Rabies is a preventable neglected public health problem and associated with multiple cultural, religious, and social practices, myths in our country. There is a lack of organized surveillance system to measure the incidence of animal bite and human rabies as well as to evaluate cost-savi...

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Published in:Indian journal of public health 2016-10, Vol.60 (4), p.268-272
Main Authors: Dhaduk, Kishor, Unadkat, Sumit, Katharotiya, Pooja, Mer, Ankit, Chaudhary, Monika, Prajapati, Mrudul
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adults
Animal bites
Animals
Antirabies vaccine regimen
Bites and Stings
Child
Children
Compliance
Cost engineering
Demographics
Dogs
dropout rate
Drug therapy
Evaluation
Forecasts and trends
Humans
Immunization
India
intradermal
Low income groups
Males
Patient Compliance
Patient Dropouts
Public health
Rabies
Rabies - prevention & control
Rabies Vaccines - therapeutic use
Schedules
Statistical tests
Studies
Vaccination
vaccination schedule
Vaccines
volume analysis
Wounds
Young adults
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Summary:Background: Rabies is a preventable neglected public health problem and associated with multiple cultural, religious, and social practices, myths in our country. There is a lack of organized surveillance system to measure the incidence of animal bite and human rabies as well as to evaluate cost-saving of different routes, regimen, and types of antirabies vaccines (ARV)/immunoglobulin available in India. Objectives: The objective of this study is to know dropout rate in intradermal (i.d.) ARV regimen among animal bite and to analyze the utilized volume of ARV by a different route of vaccine administration. Methods: A total of 250 animal bite victims were followed up at ARV Clinic (ARVC). Volume utilization of i.d. route over intramuscular (i.m.) route was analyzed among the patients who attended ARVC during the past 2 years. Total dropout and delayed compliance rates of ARV regimen among different group were compared by Chi-square test. Results: The i.d. route was about five times more volume and cost-saving than i.m. route. The majority of victims belonged to 15-30 years (27.60%) and children
ISSN:0019-557X
2229-7693
DOI:10.4103/0019-557X.195855