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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Emerg Care. 2012 Oct;28(10):966–970. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e31826c6c13

Table 2.

Knowledge of Dog Bite Facts at Two Weeks by Study Group

Question % Correct PAR-S Group % Correct PAR-DB Group Chi-squared value p-value
Dogs are less likely to bite if they are

  1. spayed or neutered ***

  2. small dogs

  3. not raised in a home with children

  4. none of the above

 3.3 12.5 17.937(b) .000
According to experts, how many dog bites happen every year in the U.S.?

  1. 5,000

  2. 100,000

  3. 5 million ***

  4. 10 Million

 7.9 12.8 3.956(b) .047
To reduce the risk of dog bites children should be taught to

  1. Leave dogs alone when they are eating

  2. Let dogs sniff you before petting them

  3. Stay away from dogs you don't know

  4. All of the above ***

 84.8 82.9 0.414 .520
T-Test of Variance in Overall Dog Bite Knowledge S cores between Intervention and Control Groups
Mean Standard Deviation
PAR-S 0.9603 0.4806
PAR-DB 1.0812 0.6188
t-score Significance e (2-tailed) Mean Difference 95 % Confidence Interval of Difference
Upper Lower
Equal Variances Assumed -2.792 0.005 -.12089 -0.20592 -0.03587
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