An exploratory study on the perceptions of rabies and ill-health causations and health seeking behaviours of school children and local communities in southern Bhutan

• Published in: BMC public health Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 270 - 11
• Main Authors: Lungten, Lungten, Tenzin, Tenzin, Thys, Severine, Phimpraphai, Waraphon, Rinchen, Sangay, de Garine-Wichatitsky, Michel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 07.02.2023; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adult; Animals; Bhutan; Causality; Child; Children; Communities; Community; Demographic aspects; Dogs; Elementary school students; Environmental factors; Health aspects; Health Behavior; Health promotion; Heath-Seeking behaviours; Hospitals; Humans; Ill-health causation; Illnesses; Interviews; Knowledge; Life Sciences; Local communities; Microorganisms; Morality; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Perceptions; Public health; Public opinion; Qualitative analysis; Questionnaires; Rabies; Rabies - prevention & control; Religion; Santé publique et épidémiologie; School Children; Social factors; Social networks; Surveys; Bhutan; Heath-Seeking behaviours; Bhutan; School Children; Communities; Ill-health causation; Rabies

The perception of illness and health-seeking behaviours, including rabies differ from one culture to another. Depending on the cultural setting of the society in which people live, the definition of the causal factors of illness may range from natural biological causes to supernational causes which...