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Table 3 Frontline service providers’ knowledge about suspected rabies wound care

From: Management of dog bites by frontline service providers in primary healthcare facilities in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana, 2014–2015

Variable

Frequency (%)

For any rabies wound…

 Cauterization should be done

8 (3.4)

 Suturing should be applied

5 (2.2)

 Wash it immediately with water and antiseptic

204 (87.9)

 Don’t know

15 (6.5)

Suspected rabies wounds are...

 Classified

35 (15.1)

 Not classified

197 (84.9)

Number of categories

 Two

20 (30.8)

 Three

12 (18.4)

 Four

2 (3.1)

 Five

2 (3.1)

 Don’t know

29 (44.6)

Suspected rabies wound care

 Attended to case

137 (59.1)

 Never attended to a case

95 (40.9)