Table 3.
Characteristics of human bites reported to health facilities in the Volta Region, 2019–2023.
| Variables | Year | Total = 931 N (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 = 173 n (%) | 2020 = 185 n (%) | 2021 = 196 n (%) | 2022 = 177 n (%) | 2023 = 200 n (%) | ||
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 106 (61.3) | 104 (56.2) | 111 (56.6) | 106 (59.9) | 114 (57.0) | 541 (58.1) |
| Female | 67 (38.7) | 81 (43.8) | 85 (43.4) | 71 (40.1) | 86 (43.0) | 390 (41.9) |
| Age group | ||||||
| 0–4 | 12 (6.9) | 7 (3.8) | 13 (6.6) | 13 (7.3) | 24 (12.0) | 69 (7.4) |
| 5–9 | 14 (8.1) | 10 (5.4) | 15 (7.7) | 10 (5.6) | 14 (7.0) | 63 (6.8) |
| 10–14 | 9 (5.2) | 12 (6.5) | 19 (9.7) | 17 (9.6) | 7 (3.5) | 64 (6.9) |
| 15–17 | 11 (6.4) | 10 (5.4) | 16 (8.2) | 15 (8.5) | 13 (6.5) | 65 (7.0) |
| 18–19 | 15 (8.7) | 12 (6.5) | 13 (6.6) | 10 (5.6) | 11 (5.5) | 61 (6.6) |
| 20–34 | 52 (30.1) | 72 (38.9) | 70 (35.7) | 58 (32.8) | 69 (34.5) | 321 (34.5) |
| 35–49 | 40 (23.1) | 34 (18.4) | 29 (14.8) | 37 (20.9) | 39 (19.5) | 179 (19.2) |
| 50–59 | 12 (6.9) | 15 (8.1) | 12 (6.1) | 10 (5.6) | 16 (8.0) | 65 (7.0) |
| 60–69 | 4 (2.3) | 9 (4.9) | 6 (3.1) | 6 (3.4) | 1 (0.5) | 26 (2.8) |
| 70+ | 4 (2.3) | 4 (2.2) | 3 (1.5) | 1 (0.6) | 6 (3.0) | 18 (1.9) |
| District | ||||||
| Adaklu | 1 (0.6) | 2 (1.1) | 3 (1.5) | 2 (1.1) | 3 (1.5) | 11 (1.2) |
| Afadjato South | 9 (5.2) | 5 (2.7) | 7 (3.6) | 13 (7.3) | 15 (7.5) | 49 (5.3) |
| Agortime-Ziope | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.5) | 2 (1.0) | 4 (2.3) | 3 (1.5) | 11 (1.2) |
| Akatsi North | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.0) | 2 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (0.4) |
| Akatsi South | 14 (8.1) | 10 (5.4) | 29 (14.8) | 14 (7.9) | 18 (9.0) | 85 (9.1) |
| Anloga | 8 (4.6) | 7 (3.8) | 15 (7.7) | 8 (4.5) | 12 (6.0) | 50 (5.4) |
| Central Tongu | 2 (1.2) | 6 (3.2) | 4 (2.0) | 5 (2.8) | 9 (4.5) | 26 (2.8) |
| Ho | 43 (24.9) | 21 (11.4) | 22 (11.2) | 16 (9.0) | 20 (10.0) | 122 (13.1) |
| Ho West | 15 (8.7) | 14 (7.6) | 6 (3.1) | 11 (6.2) | 7 (3.5) | 53 (5.7) |
| Hohoe | 2 (1.2) | 4 (2.2) | 3 (1.5) | 8 (4.5) | 9 (4.5) | 26 (2.8) |
| Keta | 1 (0.6) | 5 (2.7) | 7 (3.6) | 7 (4.0) | 15 (7.5) | 35 (3.8) |
| Ketu North | 20 (11.6) | 52 (28.1) | 44 (22.4) | 38 (21.5) | 30 (15.0) | 184 (19.8) |
| Ketu South | 8 (4.6) | 12 (6.5) | 8 (4.1) | 5 (2.8) | 8 (4.0) | 41 (4.4) |
| Kpando | 5 (2.9) | 8 (4.3) | 3 (1.5) | 3 (1.7) | 2 (1.0) | 21 (2.3) |
| North Dayi | 1 (0.6) | 2 (1.1) | 5 (2.6) | 3 (1.7) | 8 (4.0) | 19 (2.0) |
| North Tongu | 13 (7.5) | 18 (9.7) | 12 (6.1) | 11 (6.2) | 7 (3.5) | 61 (6.6) |
| South Dayi | 13 (7.5) | 11 (5.9) | 7 (3.6) | 11 (6.2) | 16 (8.0) | 58 (6.2) |
| South Tongu | 17 (9.8) | 7 (3.8) | 17 (8.7) | 16 (9.0) | 18 (9.0) | 75 (8.1) |