Table 8. Estimated dog bite incidence among 5–14 year old children in El Nido using passive and active surveillance, 2011 and 2012.
| Type of surveillance (Data source) |
Number and Incidence of Dog Bites |
Remarks |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2012 | ||
| Passive surveillance (based on ABTC records, n = 9211) | 79 incidents (8.6/1,000 children) | 69 incidents (7.5/1,000 children) | no significant decrease (p = 0.46) |
| Active surveillance (based on follow-up of study cohort, n = 4,700) |
124 incidents (26.4/1,000 children) | 114 incidents (24.7/1,000 children) | no significant decrease (p = 0.65) |
| Active surveillance incidence as a percentage of passive surveillance incidence | 307% | 329% | |