Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia

Barriers to dog rabies vaccination during an urban rabies outbreak: Qualitative findings from Arequipa, Peru

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dc.contributor.author Castillo Neyra, Ricardo
dc.contributor.author Brown, Joanna
dc.contributor.author Borrini, Katty
dc.contributor.author Arevalo Nieto, Claudia Rebeca
dc.contributor.author Levy, Michael Z.
dc.contributor.author Buttenheim, Alison
dc.contributor.author Hunter, Gabrielle C.
dc.contributor.author Becerra, Victor
dc.contributor.author Behrman, Jere
dc.contributor.author Paz-Soldan Parlette, Valerie Andrea
dc.date.accessioned 2019-01-25T15:02:19Z
dc.date.available 2019-01-25T15:02:19Z
dc.date.issued 2017
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/4611
dc.description.abstract BACKGROUND: Canine rabies was reintroduced to the city of Arequipa, Peru in March 2015. The Ministry of Health has conducted a series of mass dog vaccination campaigns to contain the outbreak, but canine rabies virus transmission continues in Arequipa's complex urban environment, putting the city's 1 million inhabitants at risk of infection. The proximate driver of canine rabies in Arequipa is low dog vaccination coverage. Our objectives were to qualitatively assess barriers to and facilitators of rabies vaccination during mass campaigns, and to explore strategies to increase participation in future efforts. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We conducted 8 focus groups (FG) in urban and peri-urban communities of Mariano Melgar district; each FG included both sexes, and campaign participants and non-participants. All FG were transcribed and then coded independently by two coders. Results were summarized using the Social Ecological Model. At the individual level, participants described not knowing enough about rabies and vaccination campaigns, mistrusting the campaign, and being unable to handle their dogs, particularly in peri-urban vs. urban areas. At the interpersonal level, we detected some social pressure to vaccinate dogs, as well as some disparaging of those who invest time and money in pet dogs. At the organizational level, participants found the campaign information to be insufficient and ill-timed, and campaign locations and personnel inadequate. At the community level, the influence of landscape and topography on accessibility to vaccination points was reported differently between participants from the urban and peri-urban areas. Poor security and impermanent housing materials in the peri-urban areas also drives higher prevalence of guard dog ownership for home protection; these dogs usually roam freely on the streets and are more difficult to handle and bring to the vaccination points. CONCLUSIONS: A well-designed communication campaign could improve knowledge about canine rabies. Timely messages on where and when vaccination is occurring could increase dog owners' perception of their own ability to bring their dogs to the vaccination points and be part of the campaign. Small changes in the implementation of the campaign at the vaccination points could increase the public's trust and motivation. Location of vaccination points should take into account landscape and community concerns. en_US
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher Public Library of Science
dc.relation.ispartofseries PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject Female en_US
dc.subject Male en_US
dc.subject Animals en_US
dc.subject Focus Groups en_US
dc.subject Urban Population en_US
dc.subject Dogs en_US
dc.subject Ownership en_US
dc.subject Peru/epidemiology en_US
dc.subject Health Services Accessibility en_US
dc.subject Disease Outbreaks en_US
dc.subject Disease Transmission, Infectious/prevention & control en_US
dc.subject Dog Diseases/epidemiology/prevention & control/transmission en_US
dc.subject Rabies Vaccines/administration & dosage en_US
dc.subject Rabies/epidemiology/prevention & control/transmission/veterinary en_US
dc.subject Suburban Population en_US
dc.subject Vaccination/utilization en_US
dc.title Barriers to dog rabies vaccination during an urban rabies outbreak: Qualitative findings from Arequipa, Peru en_US
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005460
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.03.06
dc.relation.issn 1935-2735


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