QUESTIONNAIRE TO ASSES THE PUBLC KAP

Address Zone ------------District---------------Kebele-------------------House no---------

SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC DATA

Age--------- Sex: A) Male Education: A) Unschooled

B) Female B) Primary school C) Secondary school D) College

E) Higher education Occupation: A) Health professional B) Veterinarian/ animal health attendant C) Farmer d. Merchant e. Jobless f. Housewife g. Pensioner h. Other

Religion: A) Orthodox

B) Muslim

C) Protestant

D) Catholic

E) Others

RABIES BASED STUDY QUESTIONNAIRE 1. Have you heard of rabies? a. Yes b. No

2. If yes, what was the source of information? (Possible to give more than response) a. TV b. radio c. poster d. newspaper/magazine e. health professional f. veterinarian/animal health attendant g. traditional healer h. teachers i. friends/relatives j. others (specify) 3. Have you ever get any training on rabies? a. Yes b. No

4. If yes, how often you get information about rabies? a. twice a year b. once a year c. more than twice a year d. different than mentioned 5. What do you think the cause of rabies? a. psychological problem b. associated with sprit c. virus d. I do not know 6. Do you know how rabies is transmitted? A) Biting, scratching, Licking B) Aerosol C) All of these D) I dont know

7. Which species can be affected by rabies? a. human b. dog c. cat d. cattle e. equines f. sheep and goat g. wild animals h. I do not know i) All of these 8. Which animal can transmit rabies to humans? a. human b. dog c. cat d. cattle e. horse f. donkey g. sheep h. goat i.fox j. hyena k. I do not know l) All of these 9. What kind of signs could be observed in rabid animal? a. salivation b. sudden change in behavior c. biting inanimate objects d. stops eating and drinking e. paralysis f. hydrophobia these. h. I do know 10. What do you do for rabid animals? a. let free b. tie c. killing d. nothing 11. How human get infected from rabid animals? a. only bite b. saliva c. inhalation d. eating of infected meat e) all f) I do not know B) No g) All of

Has anyone in your household been bitten by an animal? A) Yes

Do you know the animal? a) I do not know/escaped b) isolated and observed c) died within two weeks d)died after two weeks e) animal was killed f) remain alive 12. Have you come across with rabid human or death from rabies cases in 2005? a. Yes b. No c. I do not remember 13. If yes, how many rabid (male----female----) and how many death from the rabid (male---female----) 14. Who are more affected? a. children b. women c. man d. old people e. disabled 15. Have you come across with any rabid animal or death from rabies cases in 2005? a. Yes b. No c. I do not remember If yes, mention the species of the animal/s-------------------------------------------------------------How many rabid (male---female---) and how many deaths from the rabid (male--female----) Do you know the fatal nature of the rabies? a) Yes 16. Immediate action after bite of rabid animal? b) No c) Uncertain

In human beings: a. post exposure vaccination b. holly water c. traditional treatment d. cleaning the wound with water and soap e. not reaction taken In animals: a. animals showing clinical signs were isolated and killed b. no take any action after appearance of clinical signs of rabies c. others (specify) 17. Action taken after death of rabid animal, a. thrown b. buried c. burnt 18. How do you rate the risk of dogs bite on human and other animals? a. very high b. high c. medium d. low e. I do not know 19. Have you ever worried about yourself or family member because of rabies incidence? a. Yes b. No c. sometimes and sometimes not

20. Do you remember any campaign or program of dog vaccination against rabies? a. Yes b. No c. I do not remember

21. If your answer in 20 is yes, then how often it is a. once every year three years 22. Do you think the program is effective in controlling rabies? a. Yes b. No c. partly b. Yes b. No a. positive b. negative d. none b. once every two year c. once every three year b. once in more than

23. Is there a habit of vaccination of dogs?

24. The community attitude to anti rabies vaccine. 25. Does rabies vaccine available in the clinic? 26. Do you have pets in your household? 27. If your answer is yes, a. Dog b. cat

a. Yes always b. sometimes c. No A. Yes b. No

c. others (specify) --------------b. No

28. Are there stray dogs in your immediate neighborhood? a. yes 29. If yes, are they aggressive/attacking people: a. Yes b. No

What actions are performed to control stray dogs? A) animal birth control b) animal disposal c) combined birth control and disposal d. others (specify) 30. How dogs management in your living area? a. let free their dogs and tied 31. Seasonal occurrence of rabies a. summer b. winter c. autumn d. breeding season b. non seasonal e. not considered b. dogs are kept indoors