Table 3.
Summary of victim, dog, bite and context variables (%).
Resources | Benign | Resting | Unpleasant | Painful | Territorial | Public Space | Play | TOTAL (n) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Victim sex | Male | 4.90 | 20.59 | 1.96 | 5.88 | 10.78 | 8.82 | 11.76 | 35.29 | 102 |
Female | 2.44 | 36.59 | 2.44 | 0 | 12.20 | 12.20 | 17.07 | 17.07 | 41 | |
Victim Age | Infant | 0 | 40.74 | 3.70 | 7.41 | 11.11 | 3.70 | 18.52 | 14.81 | 27 |
Child | 6.00 | 22.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 6.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 56.00 | 50 | |
Adult | 4.55 | 21.21 | 1.51 | 3.03 | 15.15 | 18.18 | 19.70 | 16.67 | 66 | |
Dog Size | Small | 8.11 | 43.24 | 2.70 | 5.41 | 21.62 | 0 | 0 | 18.92 | 37 |
Medium | 5.13 | 17.95 | 0 | 2.56 | 10.26 | 7.69 | 20.51 | 35.90 | 39 | |
Big | 1.49 | 20.90 | 1.49 | 4.48 | 5.97 | 16.42 | 16.42 | 32.84 | 67 | |
Initiator | Dog | 1.69 | 16.95 | 0 | 5.08 | 6.78 | 18.64 | 25.42 | 42 | 59 |
Victim | 7.14 | 38.57 | 2.86 | 4.29 | 17.14 | 2.86 | 0 | 27.14 | 70 | |
NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.14 | 28.57 | 64.29 | 14 | |
Location | Indoor | 5.80 | 37.68 | 1.45 | 1.45 | 14.49 | 1.45 | 0 | 37.68 | 69 |
Outdoor | 2.70 | 14.86 | 1.35 | 6.76 | 8.11 | 17.57 | 25.68 | 22.97 | 74 | |
Site of the bite | Head/Face | 6.67 | 66.67 | 0 | 6.67 | 13.33 | 0 | 0 | 6.67 | 15 |
Limbs | 4.67 | 21.50 | 1.87 | 3.74 | 12.15 | 9.35 | 11.21 | 35.51 | 107 | |
Other | 0 | 42.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 | 42.86 | 7 | |
Multiple | 0 | 7.14 | 0 | 7.14 | 7.14 | 28.57 | 42.86 | 7.14 | 14 | |
Severity | 1–5 | 4.82 | 33.73 | 2.41 | 1.20 | 15.66 | 7.23 | 8.43 | 26.51 | 83 |
6–10 | 3.57 | 17.86 | 0 | 10.71 | 7.14 | 3.57 | 10.71 | 46.43 | 28 | |
11–15 | 5.00 | 15.00 | 0 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 10.00 | 25.00 | 35.00 | 20 | |
16+ | 0 | 0 | 8.33 | 8.33 | 0 | 41.67 | 33.33 | 8.33 | 12 | |
TOTAL (%) | 4.20 | 25.17 | 2.10 | 4.20 | 11.19 | 9.79 | 13.29 | 30.07 | 143 |