Animal Bite Victims Seeking Medical Services at Concerned Hospitals

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
AgeNot listed
SponsorAssiut University

About this trial

The goal of this observational study is to study the magnitude of the animal bite problem during one year ,to determine the percentage of compliance for full PEP doses and factors affecting the health seeking behavior among these victims.

To assess the management of the wound (first aid management done by the patient and in the hospital).

Participants will be asked to answer a questionnaire consisting of five parts and followed for completing their anti-rabies vaccination schedule.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

victims recently exposed to bite by any animal causing rabies

Disqualifiers

other types of animal bites

Trial population

victims who recently exposed to animal bite attending to receive their first vaccination dose

Trial design

Design model

Other

Time perspective

Cross-sectional

Treatments tested in this trial

  • health seeking behavior

    Behavioral

    health seeking behavior in the form of wound management and receving anti rabies immunization

Treatment groups

No treatment groups listed

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

anti-rabies vaccination compliance among animal bite victims

follow up of victims coming to receive their vaccination for the first time

Time frame
each patient will be followed for 2 months after the first visit till completing the required sample

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

Locations

This trial has no locations.

Sponsors and contacts

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