Community awareness, perception, and preventive practices towards rabies in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Gebremeskel Kibret Abebe, Wagaw Abebe, Department of Emergency and Critical Care Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Science, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Department of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Health Sciences, Woldia University

Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease

Published online on August 14, 2026

Abstract

Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease, Volume 13, January-December 2026.
BackgroundRabies is a major global public health problem, with case fatality rate approaching 100% once clinical symptoms appear, causing severe neurological complications and significant social and economic burdens. Ethiopia bears a high burden of rabies,...