Ba M. F. auteur aut IRD Kane N. M. auteur aut IRD Diallo M. K. K. auteur aut IRD Bassoum O. auteur aut IRD Boh O. K. auteur aut IRD Mboup F. Z. M. auteur aut IRD Faye E. B. auteur aut IRD Bedekelabou A. P. auteur aut IRD Dieng S. D. auteur aut IRD Diop F. N. auteur aut IRD Badiane M. auteur aut IRD Ridde Valéry auteur aut IRD Faye A. auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf reformatted digital access Rabies is still a public health problem in Senegal. This study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices on rabies among human and animal health professionals. It was a cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical study conducted in the Kaffrine district. Data were collected from 28 June to 01 July 2021. An exhaustive recruitment was done, and the final sample size was 95 health professionals. R software was used for descriptive, bivariate and multivariate analyses. Health professionals with sufficient knowledge, positive attitudes and good practices in relation to rabies represented 35.8%, 26.3% and 45.3% of the study respectively. The results of the multivariate analysis showed that professionals who worked in urban areas (AOR = 11.10; 95% CI = [3.50-41.69]) and who worked in animal health (AOR = 7.45; 95% CI = [1.16-70.40]) were more likely to have sufficient knowledge about rabies. Professionals with tertiary education (AOR = 12.40; CI95% = [1.80-268.00]) and with sufficient knowledge (AOR = 3.41; CI95% = [1.01-12.70]) were more likely to have a positive attitude about rabies. Professionals with a positive attitude about rabies (AOR = 3.23; 95% CI = [1.08-10.70]) were more likely to have a good practice when presented with an animal bite case. These results suggest that improving health professionals' knowledge about rabies is essential in order to influence their attitudes and practices against rabies. specialized knowledge attitude practice rabies human health animal health one health zoonosis Senegal SENEGAL 056 052 080 10 10 1282 [15 ] 2021 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010083326 10.3390/pathogens10101282 [F B010083326] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010083326 https://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/2021-12/010083326.pdf IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2021-12-03 2025-02-24 fdi:010083326 fre