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Despite evidence that school-based educational interventions effectively increase rabies awareness and prevention among children, its implementation in Kenya is limited. This study aimed at utilizing an education programme to increase rabies awareness among primary school learners and evaluate their knowledge uptake. A quasi-experimental study was conducted among 210 learners from four primary schools (two urban, two rural). Pre-tested questionnaires assessed rabies awareness before and after rabies training sessions. Differences between urban and rural schools were assessed using \u03c7\n                    <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                    tests, while Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used for pre- and post-training scores. Post-training, overall knowledge scores improved from 6.14 to 7.61(\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001), with significant increase in learners\u2019 knowledge on rabies transmission, zoonosis, and the importance of annual dog vaccination. Attitudes and perceptions improved from 3.23 to 4.03 (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001), particularly health-seeking behaviour and reporting post dog bite. In conclusion, school-based rabies education significantly improved learners\u2019 awareness. Being the first report of such intervention in Kenya, it could serve as a model for other zoonoses.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1017\/s0950268826101769","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,8]],"date-time":"2026-06-08T08:19:16Z","timestamp":1780906756000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1017\/policypage","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Effects of a school-based programme on learners\u2019 rabies awareness in Machakos, Kenya"],"prefix":"10.1017","volume":"154","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2188-3303","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Shepelo Getrude","family":"Peter","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/02y9nww90","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"University of Nairobi"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Felix Matura","family":"Kibegwa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/02y9nww90","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"University of Nairobi"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Christine Minoo","family":"Mbindyo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/02y9nww90","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"University of Nairobi"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ann Wambui","family":"Muthiru","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/02y9nww90","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"University of Nairobi"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tequiro Okumu","family":"Abuom","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/02y9nww90","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"University of Nairobi"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Elizabeth","family":"Buluku","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/04p6eac84","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"Moi University"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Damaris Nthenya","family":"Salee","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/04p6eac84","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"Moi University"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Paul","family":"Gichuki","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/04r1cxt79","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ndichu","family":"Maingi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/02y9nww90","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"University of Nairobi"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nyarongi Jackson","family":"Ombui","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/02y9nww90","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"University of Nairobi"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"56","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,8]]},"container-title":["Epidemiology and Infection"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/services\/aop-cambridge-core\/content\/view\/S0950268826101769","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,23]],"date-time":"2026-06-23T10:35:49Z","timestamp":1782210949000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/product\/identifier\/S0950268826101769\/type\/journal_article"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2026]]},"references-count":0,"alternative-id":["S0950268826101769"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1017\/s0950268826101769","relation":{},"ISSN":["0950-2688","1469-4409"],"issn-type":[{"value":"0950-2688","type":"print"},{"value":"1469-4409","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2026]]},"assertion":[{"value":"\u00a9 The Author(s), 2026. 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