Epidemiology of Animal Bites and Factors Associated With Delays in Initiating Post-exposure Prophylaxis for Rabies Prevention Among Animal Bite Cases: A Population-based Study

• Published in: Journal of preventive medicine and public health Vol. 50; no. 3; pp. 210 - 216
• Main Authors: Esmaeilzadeh, Firooz, Rajabi, Abdolhalim, Vahedi, Sajad, Shamsadiny, Mohammad, Ghelichi Ghojogh, Mousa, Hatam, Nahid
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korea (South) Korean Society for Preventive Medicine 01.05.2017; 대한예방의학회
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Bites and Stings - epidemiology; Child; Child, Preschool; Cross-Sectional Studies; Delay; Female; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Iran; Logistic Models; Male; Middle Aged; Original; Post-exposure prophylaxis; Post-Exposure Prophylaxis - statistics & numerical data; Prevalence; Rabies; Rabies - prevention & control; Time Factors; Trauma Severity Indices; Vaccination; Young Adult; 예방의학; Post-exposure prophylaxis; Iran; Rabies; Vaccination; Delay

One way to prevent deaths due to rabies is the timely utilization of post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP). Therefore, in addition to an understanding of the epidemiological distribution of animal bites, it is necessary to explore the factors leading to delays in PEP initiation. This cross-sectional study...