Health Literacy, Service Readiness, and Community Reinforcement of Rabies-Prevention Behaviors in Rural Thailand
Rabies-prevention behaviors were associated with health literacy skills and reinforcing community mechanisms; service readiness operated primarily through community reinforcement. Rabies control should combine health literacy strengthening with community communication, coordinated dog vaccination, bite management, and timely PEP uptake.
Authors
- Putthikrai Pramual (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2267-5776)
- Jinda Khumkaew
Institutions
- Sisaket Rajabhat University (TH)
- Ubon Ratchathani University (TH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Published
- 2026-04-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph23040515
- Primary Topic
- Rabies epidemiology and control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00