Validity and Reliability of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) Scale for Dog Bite Prevention in Children

• Main Authors: Syahrizal, Abdul Halim, Rosalia, Saimon, Parveen Kaur, Sarjeet Singh, Razitasham, Safii
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Malaysia Sabah 2020
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/32687/1/Syahrizal.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/32687/; https://jurcon.ums.edu.my/ojums/index.php/bej/article/view/2438
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Introduction: Rabies is a highly fatal disease that is mostly caused by a dog bite. The Dog Bite Prevention KAP scale is a 30-item scale that is designed to measure children’s level of safety knowledge on dog’s behaviour, precautionary behaviour around dogs, perceived vulnerability towards...