Prevalence and associated factors of dog bites: a cross-sectional study among primary school children in Madawaki District Gusau, Nigeria

• Main Authors: Hassan, Ibrahim, Md Said, Salmiah, Ariffin, Ahmad Azuhairi, Azman, Ahmad Zaid Fattah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2022
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/98130/1/2022031418394613_MJMHS_0125.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/98130/; https://medic.upm.edu.my/upload/dokumen/2022031418394613_MJMHS_0125.pdf

Introduction: Dog bite is a global public health concern because it is the main risk factor for human rabies and it particularly affects children. In Nigeria, most dog bites are from stray dogs and their vaccination status remains unknown. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the prevalence and ass...