Table 4:

Distribution of attacked individuals according to exposed body site and severity

Characteristics	Total attacked individuals		Positive animals		PPR	CI	P value
Area of bite	n	%	n	%
Head or neck	34	18.9	26	76.5	2.14	0.85–5.6	0.11
Arms or trunk	79	43.9	53	67.1	1.34	0.6–2.6	0.44
Lower extremities	67	37.2	35	52.2	0.47	0.24–9.2	0.026
Severity of attack
**Category I	2	1.1	1	50.0	0.58	0.02–21.4	>0.05*
**Category II	12	6.7	3	25.0	0.17	0.09–0.73	0.009
**Category III	166	92.2	110	66.3	4.9	1.33–19.6	0.011

PPR = prevalence proportion ratio; CI = 95% confidence interval; PPR >1 = at risk; significant result = P <0.05;

^*= Fisher exact P value.

^**2004 World Health Organization terminology for severity: Category I = touching or licking by the animal on intact skin; Category II = minor scratches or abrasions without bleeding or being licked by the animal on broken skin; Category III = transdermal bites or scratches, or contamination of mucous membranes with saliva.20