Attitudes of community members towards the human rabies in the Vhembe district of the Limpopo Province, South Africa

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Ngobeni, Marlence Freda

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2018-06

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en

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Attitudes , Community member , Control , Human rabies , Interpretative phenomenological analysis , Management , Prevention , Vhembe district

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This study explored the attitudes of community members toward the Human Rabies in the Vhembe district of the Limpopo Province, South Africa. This study was underpinned by interpretative phenomenological analysis design. Data were collected using individual interviews of 20 participants and 6 focus groups consisting of six community members each. Both sets of interviews were audio recorded and transcribed verbatim. Data were analysed using interpretive phenomenological analysis framework for data analysis. Three super-ordinate themes emerged from data analysis: attitudes toward the Human Rabies, factors influencing attitudes toward the Human Rabies and tackling the Human Rabies. Results indicate that attitudes toward the Human Rabies has a direct influence on adherence to prevention and care approaches. Attitudes can be influenced by addressing training and educational needs and perceptions of prevention and care approaches. Recommendations are made to enhance adherence to prevention and care approaches for management of the Human Rabies.

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Ngobeni, Marlence Freda (2018) Attitudes of community members towards the human rabies in the Vhembe district of the Limpopo Province, South Africa, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/25401>

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