EFFECT OF COUNSELLING ON PATIENTS ADHERENCE TO ARV SCHEDULE FOLLOWING ANIMAL BITE EXPOSURE
Keywords:
Partial dropout, complete dropout, counselling
Abstract
Rabies is a fatal zoonotic disease without any documented cure. Effective
prophylaxis does exist, however the shortest schedule takes about 1 month to
complete. In such circumstances it is not uncomon for an apparently healthy
patient to discontinue his vaccinations thus placing himself in a grave risk of
developing the disease. The present study highlights the importance of
counselling on decreasing dropout rates and improving the aderence to ARV
schedule
