Improper wound treatment and delay of rabies post-exposure prophylaxis of animal bite victims in China: Prevalence and determinants

Qiaoyan Liu; Xiaojun Wang; Bing Liu; Yanhong Gong; Naomie Mkandawire; Wenzhen Li; Wenning Fu; Liqing Li; Yong Gan; Jun Shi; Bin Shi; Junan Liu; Shiyi Cao; Zuxun Lu

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0005663

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Improper wound treatment and delay of rabies post-exposure prophylaxis of animal bite victims in China: Prevalence and determinants

Qiaoyan Liu,

Affiliation School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Xiaojun Wang,

Affiliation School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Bing Liu,

Affiliation Center of Health Administration and Development Studies, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei, China
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Yanhong Gong,

Affiliation School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Naomie Mkandawire,

Affiliation School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Wenzhen Li,

Affiliation School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Wenning Fu,

Affiliation School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Liqing Li,

Affiliations School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China, School of Economics and Management, Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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Yong Gan,

Affiliation School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Jun Shi,

Affiliation Department of Orthopedics, Shiyan Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Shiyan, Hubei, China
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Bin Shi,

Affiliation Xinhua Street Community health center of Jianghan District, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Junan Liu ,

* E-mail: zuxunlu@yahoo.com (ZL); caoshiyi@hust.edu.cn (CS); lja10_11@163.com (JL)

Affiliation School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Shiyi Cao ,

* E-mail: zuxunlu@yahoo.com (ZL); caoshiyi@hust.edu.cn (CS); lja10_11@163.com (JL)

Affiliation School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Zuxun Lu

* E-mail: zuxunlu@yahoo.com (ZL); caoshiyi@hust.edu.cn (CS); lja10_11@163.com (JL)

Affiliation School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8432-5109

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Improper wound treatment and delay of rabies post-exposure prophylaxis of animal bite victims in China: Prevalence and determinants

Qiaoyan Liu,
Xiaojun Wang,
Bing Liu,
Yanhong Gong,
Naomie Mkandawire,
Wenzhen Li,
Wenning Fu,
Liqing Li,
Yong Gan,
Jun Shi

Published: July 10, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005663

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