Title
Compliance towards post-exposure prophylaxis of rabies vaccination among animal bite patients at a tertiary care hospital in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh: A retrospective study
Authors
Soumitra Sethia1, Sachin Parmar2, Admira Fernandes3,*, DurgaAhujam3, Priyaranjan Singh3, Shreyash Dwivedi3 & Souryakant Varandani4
Affiliation
1Department of Community Medicine, Sunderlal Patwa Government Medical College, Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh, India; 2Department of Community Medicine, V.K.S. Government Medical College, Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh, India; 3Department of Community Medicine, NandKumar Singh Chauhan Medical College, Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh, India; 4Department of Pharmacology, NandKumar Singh Chauhan Medical College, Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author
Soumitra Sethia - E-mail: drsoumitrasethia@gmail.com
Sachin Parmar - E-mail: dr.sachinparmar@gmail.com
Admira Fernandes - E-mail: dradmira789@gmail.com
Durga Ahuja - E-mail: durgaahuja1@gmail.com
Priya Ranjan Singh - E-mail: priye.india@gmail.com
Shreyash Dwivedi - E-mail: drshreyashdwivedi11@gmail.com
Souryakant Varandani - E-mail: souryakantv@gmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received June 1, 2026; Revised June 30, 2026; Accepted June 30, 2026, Published June 30, 2026
Abstract
Rabies caused by lyssavirus is almost always deadly, with 59,000 deaths occurring in Asia and Africa due to poor access to PEP(Post-exposure prophylaxis). Hence, aretrospective study of 850 animal bite cases (April-September 2023) was conducted at a tertiary care hospital in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh. Most patients were males (74.9%) and aged 21-30 years (23.9%), with Category II exposure being the most common (84%). Only 44.8% completed the four-dose intradermal ARV regime, with a high dropout rate of 55.2% especially after Dose 3. Thus, we show a major compliance gap, emphasizing the need for improved follow-up systems and targeted health education.
Keywords
Rabies; post-exposure prophylaxis; anti-rabies vaccine
Citation
Sethia et al. Bioinformation 22(6): 3437-3441 (2026)
Edited by
P Kangueane
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
