Table 2.
Rabies deaths and exposed population according to age, population and gender
|
Category |
Wound treatment |
Vaccine inoculation |
Antibody injection |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Rate (%) | Total | Rate (%) | Total | Rate (%) | |
| Sex |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
888 |
31.76 |
867 |
9.11 |
866 |
1.85 |
| Female |
341 |
40.47 |
334 |
11.08 |
332 |
2.71 |
| Age |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 0- |
218 |
33.03 |
218 |
18.35 |
218 |
7.34 |
| 15- |
99 |
26.26 |
95 |
8.42 |
97 |
0 |
| 30- |
199 |
36.18 |
193 |
6.74 |
196 |
0.51 |
| 45- |
355 |
33.52 |
344 |
8.72 |
341 |
0.88 |
| 60- |
285 |
38.95 |
282 |
8.51 |
276 |
1.45 |
| 75- |
68 |
25.00 |
65 |
0 |
66 |
0 |
| Occupation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Farmer |
884 |
35.18 |
858 |
7.58 |
861 |
0.93 |
| Student |
162 |
32.72 |
160 |
16.25 |
162 |
5.56 |
| Preschool |
79 |
34.18 |
79 |
21.52 |
77 |
9.09 |
| Other |
98 |
30.61 |
98 |
8.16 |
91 |
0 |
| Exposure category |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Category II |
267 |
29.59 |
250 |
6.00 |
253 |
0.40 |
| Category III |
841 |
38.53 |
811 |
11.96 |
812 |
2.96 |
| Location of exposure |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Head, face, neck |
128 |
57.03 |
125 |
46.40 |
127 |
16.54 |
| Trunk |
23 |
26.09 |
22 |
0 |
23 |
0 |
| Upper limb |
658 |
32.07 |
633 |
6.32 |
629 |
0.32 |
| Lower limb |
358 |
33.24 |
332 |
4.52 |
343 |
0.29 |
| Wounding animal |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Dog |
1148 |
34.93 |
1105 |
10.41 |
1100 |
0 |
| Cat |
55 |
29.09 |
54 |
1.85 |
55 |
0 |
| Other |
10 |
20.00 |
18 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
| Animal origin |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Household pet |
543 |
34.81 |
527 |
5.31 |
530 |
0.38 |
| Neighbor’s pet |
246 |
39.43 |
236 |
12.71 |
240 |
2.92 |
| Roaming animal |
331 |
32.63 |
319 |
14.42 |
320 |
4.06 |
| Wild animal |
5 |
20.00 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
| Other | 56 | 23.21 | 57 | 10.53 | 59 | 3.39 |