Effects of a school-based programme on learners’ rabies awareness in Machakos, Kenya
Shepelo Getrude Peter, Felix Matura Kibegwa, Christine Minoo Mbindyo, Ann Wambui Muthiru, Tequiro Okumu Abuom, Elizabeth Buluku, Damaris Nthenya Salee, Paul Gichuki, Ndichu Maingi, Nyarongi Jackson Ombui · 2026
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Shepelo Getrude Peter and colleagues evaluate, in a 2026 study, a school-based programme that taught primary school children in Machakos, Kenya, about rabies. Rabies kills an estimated 523 people a year in Kenya, and children are hit disproportionately, yet school programmes against it are rare there. The team ran a quasi-experimental study with 210 learners from four schools, two urban and two rural, testing knowledge before and after training sessions.
Overall knowledge scores rose from 6.14 to 7.61 after training, a highly significant gain, with the strongest improvements in understanding transmission, the animal origin of the disease, and yearly dog vaccination. Attitude scores climbed from 3.23 to 4.03, especially around seeking care and reporting dog bites. As the first report of such an intervention in Kenya, the work offers a template that could extend to other animal-borne diseases.
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| CREATOR | Shepelo Getrude Peter, Felix Matura Kibegwa, Christine Minoo Mbindyo, Ann Wambui Muthiru, Tequiro Okumu Abuom, Elizabeth Buluku, Damaris Nthenya Salee, Paul Gichuki, Ndichu Maingi, Nyarongi Jackson Ombui |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 51 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |