Drivers of rabies post-exposure prophylaxis noncompletion in Cambodia, 2019 to 2022.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Achieving the "Zero by 30" goal-zero human deaths due to dog-mediated rabies by 2030-depends heavily on the timely and complete administration of post-exposure prophylaxis vaccination (PEPV) to exposed individuals. This study aims to assess trends and evaluate rabies PEPV noncompletion following the introduction of the abridged 1-week protocol, and identify its drivers in Cambodia, which bears a high rabies burden.

Methodology

A retrospective analysis of patients attending the three Institut Pasteur du Cambodge (IPC) rabies prevention centers (RPCs) between 2019 and 2022 was conducted to assess exposure categories and PEPV completion. Multivariate regression was used to identify factors associated with noncompletion.

Results

Among the 239,874 patients with

SUBMITTER: Banza Kongolo H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12774344 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature