Table 3. Characteristics of people with probable rabies exposures.
| Rabies vaccination not started (n=7) | Rabies vaccination started but <4 doses completed (n=3) | Rabies vaccination started and ≥4 doses completed (n=11) | p value | |
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| Men/women | 6 (86%)/1 (14%) | 2 (67%)/1 (33%) | 6 (55%)/5 (45%) | 0.22 |
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| Age (years) | 33 (23–42) | 18 (0–31) | 26 (0–48) | .. |
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| Artibonite department | 0 | 0 | 2 (18%) | 0.47 |
| Centre department | 2 (29%) | 1 (33%) | 2 (18%) | .. |
| Ouest department | 5 (71%) | 2 (67%) | 7 (64%) | .. |
| Carrefour commune | 5 (100%) | 0 | 2 (29%) | 0.0048 |
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| Sought medical care after IBCM intervention | 2 (29%) | 3 (100%) | 11 (100%) | 0.0025 |
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| IBCM affected decision to seek medical treatment | 2 (29%) | 3 (100%) | 11 (100%) | 0.0025 |
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| Bitten by a dog known to be owned | 3 (43%) | 2 (67%) | 8 (73%) | 0.26 |
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| Alive at follow-up | 4 (57%) | 3 (100%) | 11 (100%) | 0.0429 |
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| Health status unknown at follow-up | 2 (29%) | 0 | 0 | .. |
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| Dead at follow-up | 1 (14%) | 0 | 0 | .. |
Data are number (%) or mean (range). IBCM=integrated bite case management.