The first assessment of a dog bite prevention program for pre-school children in Turkey

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dc.authoridSalgirli Demirbas, Yasemin/0000-0001-6344-5603
dc.authoridKaya, Ufuk/0000-0002-4805-0993
dc.authoridSAFAK, Celalettin Etkin/0000-0003-3869-3749
dc.authoridIsparta, Sevim/0000-0002-1575-7861
dc.contributor.authorIsparta, Sevim
dc.contributor.authorKaya, Ufuk
dc.contributor.authorSahin, Ozge
dc.contributor.authorSafak, C. Etkin
dc.contributor.authorOzer, Ilknur Yardim
dc.contributor.authorHeath, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorPapadatou-Pastou, Marietta
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-18T20:08:18Z
dc.date.available2024-09-18T20:08:18Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.departmentHatay Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractChild safety around dogs is a serious public health concern, in particular in countries where free-ranging dogs and dog-mediated urban rabies are an issue, such as Turkey. The present study is the first to investigate the effectiveness of a dog bite prevention program in pre-school children in Turkey. In this study, pre-school students aged between 3 and 6 years (N = 117) received an interactive education program. The program consisted of an interactive oral presentation, a drama session (Being a Tree), and a practical session, i.e. meeting a dog. Two different questionnaires were administered to children before (PrE), immediately after (PE0), and one week after the program (PE1): (i) the Dog-Human Interaction questionnaire and (ii) the Contexts for Approaching Dogs questionnaire. Significant improvements in the scores in both questionnaires were found between the evaluations before and after the education. Moreover, older students had significantly higher scores in both questionnaires during PE0 and PE1. The majority of the students were found to be successful in the evaluation of the Being a Tree concept during PE0 and PE1. The results of this study show that the interactive dog bite prevention program can increase the awareness and knowledge of pre-school children on dog behavior. Findings also suggest that age should be considered when designing a dog bite education program. As being a tree concept can be learned by children from all age groups, it can be a useful and beneficial component of dog bite prevention programs in countries having a big population of free-ranging dogs. (c) 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipBodrum Karia Rotary Club [D2440]en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipWe would like to thank Bodrum Karia Rotary Club-D2440 for their support and collaboration in this project. We also would like to thank all the pre-schools for their cooperation. Other special thanks to Serap Isparta for her help and support on conducting this project. Another special thanks to dog Botalli for his contribution to the study.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jveb.2021.05.008
dc.identifier.endpage86en_US
dc.identifier.issn1558-7878
dc.identifier.issn1878-7517
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85116914081en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1en_US
dc.identifier.startpage79en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jveb.2021.05.008
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12483/8765
dc.identifier.volume46en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000709836000004en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevier Science Incen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Veterinary Behavior-Clinical Applications and Researchen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectchildren-dogs interactionsen_US
dc.subjectchild educationen_US
dc.subjectdog bite prevention programen_US
dc.subjectdogsen_US
dc.subjectpre-school childrenen_US
dc.titleThe first assessment of a dog bite prevention program for pre-school children in Turkeyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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