Table 2. Multivariable analysis of factors relevant to wound treatment and initiation of PEP.
| Factors | Improper wound treatment | Delay of initiation on PEP | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affordability and accessibility adjusted | Stepwise variables selected | Affordability and accessibility adjusted | Stepwise variables selected | |||||||||||||
| OR | 95% CI | P | OR | 95% CI | P | OR | 95% CI | P | OR | 95% CI | P | |||||
| Gender (Ref. = Female) | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1.808 | 1.281 | 2.552 | 0.001 | 1.871 | 1.318 | 2.656 | 0.000 | 1.108 | 0.783 | 1.325 | 0.893 | ||||
| Age classification (Ref. = 60 and above) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1–14 years old | 2.149 | 1.091 | 4.236 | 0.027 | 1.601 | 0.926 | 2.768 | 0.092 | 1.561 | 0.898 | 2.711 | 0.114 | ||||
| 15–44 years old | 1.129 | 0.675 | 1.888 | 0.644 | 2.359 | 1.483 | 3.753 | 0.000 | 2.324 | 1.457 | 3.707 | 0.000 | ||||
| 45–59 years old | 1.352 | 0.740 | 2.470 | 0.327 | 1.624 | 0.959 | 2.749 | 0.071 | 1.621 | 0.953 | 2.759 | 0.075 | ||||
| Education (Ref. = College education and above) | ||||||||||||||||
| Without college education | 1.895 | 1.347 | 2.666 | 0.000 | 1.698 | 1.203 | 2.396 | 0.003 | 0.782 | 0.597 | 1.025 | 0.075 | ||||
| Previous animal injury history (Ref. = Yes) | ||||||||||||||||
| No | 0.722 | 0.519 | 1.005 | 0.054 | 1.257 | 0.962 | 1.643 | 0.094 | ||||||||
| Habit of playing with animals (Ref. = No) | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 1.708 | 1.206 | 2.418 | 0.003 | 1.554 | 1.089 | 2.216 | 0.015 | 0.789 | 0.604 | 1.030 | 0.081 | ||||
| Offending animal (Ref. = roaming animals) | ||||||||||||||||
| Domestic animals | 0.818 | 0.486 | 1.379 | 0.451 | 1.751 | 1.146 | 2.675 | 0.010 | 1.696 | 1.103 | 2.608 | 0.016 | ||||
| Knowledge of source of transmission (Ref. = No) | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 3.465 | 1.237 | 9.709 | 0.018 | 0.783 | 0.459 | 1.334 | 0.368 | ||||||||
| Knowledge of route of transmission (Ref. = No) | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 1.655 | 1.151 | 2.380 | 0.007 | 1.823 | 1.275 | 2.609 | 0.001 | ||||||||
| Knowledge of rabies incubation (Ref. = No) | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 1.655 | 1.151 | 2.380 | 0.007 | 1.823 | 1.275 | 2.609 | 0.001 | 1.844 | 1.279 | 2.659 | 0.001 | ||||
| Knowledge of rabies fatality (Ref. = No) | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 1.808 | 1.268 | 2.577 | 0.001 | 1.577 | 1.096 | 2.270 | 0.014 | 0.725 | 0.554 | 0.949 | 0.019 | ||||
Family income per month and time spend to the Rabies Prevention Clinics were included in the multiple logistic model.
All items (including family income per month and time spend to the Rabies Prevention Clinics) were included in a stepwise model.
Abbreviation: OR = Odds Ratio; 95% CI = 95% Confidence Interval; Ref = Reference.