Table 2 Awareness and practices on selected zoonotic diseases among the community health workers in Ahmedabad, India, during 2018–19
From: Who could be One Health Activist at the community level?: A case for India
Factors | FHWs n = 288 (%) | MHWs n = 61 (%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Awareness | |||
 Awareness about National Rabies control Programme | 99 (34.4) | 45 (73.8) | 0.000* |
 Awareness about the influenza vaccine? | 246 (85.4) | 54 (88.5) | 0.526 |
 Awareness about anti-rabies vaccines | 287 (99.7) | 59 (96.7) | 0.024* |
 Aware about at least one symptom of rabies | 226 (86.6) | 41 (67.2) | 0.060 |
 Aware about at least one symptom of brucellosis | 3 (1.1) | 3 (4.9) | 0.034* |
 Aware about at least one symptom of flu | 285 (98.9) | 60 (98.3) | 0.690 |
Practices | |||
 Ever received zoonosis training | 229 (79.5) | 16 (26.2) | 0.000* |
 Ever participated zoonosis campaigning | 194 (67.6) | 49 (80.3) | 0.049* |
 What you do when you come across a case of a dog bite? | |||
  Counsel for ARV | 43 (14.9) | 6 (9.8) | 0.298 |
  Refer to UHC/ARC | 203 (70.5) | 29 (47.5) | 0.001* |
  Inform to FHS/MO | 15 (5.2) | 0 | 0.068 |
 What you do when you come across a case of flu-like symptoms? | |||
  Give basic medicines | 117 (40.6) | 1 (1.6) | 0.000* |
  Refer to UHC | 256 (88.9) | 47 (77) | 0.013* |
  Inform to FHS/MO | 9 (3.1) | 3 (4.9) | 0.485 |