Determinants on Preventing Transmission of Canine Rabies Disease for Local Dogs in Tanzania: A Case Study of Dodoma City.

Mussa, Moses Laurian (2022) Determinants on Preventing Transmission of Canine Rabies Disease for Local Dogs in Tanzania: A Case Study of Dodoma City. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

Study examines determinants on preventing transmission of canine rabies disease for local dogs in Tanzania. The study specifically examined economic costs factor, health seeking behaviours and coping strategies of exposure to rabies on preventing transmission of canine rabies disease for local dogs in the Dodoma city. The study involved the sample size of 94 respondents; whose distribution was as follows: 1 DED, 1 DVO, 4 WEOs, and 88 heads of family who were selected through random sampling. Structured Quantitative Questionnaire method used to gather data as well as sampling techniques that were used were simple random sampling and purposeful sampling. The findings revealed that, economic costs, health seeking behaviours and coping strategies to rabies were the major determinants of preventing transmission of canine rabies disease for local dogs in Tanzania. The study concludes that understanding the determinants on preventing transmission of canine rabies disease for local dogs in Tanzania is vital to government, NGOs, M&E practitioners, LGAs, community, and other stakeholders for avoiding deaths and economic loss caused by the disease. Canine rabies disease is preventable through compliance with dog vaccination regimen. Key words: Canine Rabies Disease, Determinants, Preventing Transmission, Local dogs.

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