Table 1.
Demographic characteristics, bite location, biting animal and PEP treatment among animal bite victims distributed by County, 2011–2016
| Variable | All cases n (%) | Kilifi (n = 1931) n (%) | Kisumu (n = 2071) n (%) | Kitui (n = 1266) n (%) | Machakos (n = 295) n (%) | Nandi (n = 1762) n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||||||
| Female | 3286 (45) | 822 (43) | 872 (42) | 604 (48) | 144 (45) | 844 (48) |
| Male | 4019 (55) | 1091 (57) | 1199 (58) | 662 (52) | 151 (51) | 916 (52) |
| Age group | ||||||
| < 5 | 469 (6) | 91 (5) | 50 (2) | 100 (9) | 25 (9) | 203 (11) |
| 5–14 | 2138 (30) | 686 (36) | 231 (11) | 520 (45) | 116 (39) | 585 (33) |
| 15–24 | 1236 (17) | 344 (18) | 391 (19) | 165 (14) | 42 (14) | 293 (17) |
| 24–39 | 1381 (19) | 354 (19) | 462 (22) | 169 (15) | 52 (18) | 341 (20) |
| 40–59 | 1464 (20) | 298 (16) | 735 (36) | 135 (12) | 46 (16) | 248 (14) |
| 60+ | 513 (7) | 140 (7) | 202 (10) | 74 (6) | 14 (5) | 83 (5) |
| Bite location | ||||||
| Leg/Thigh | 3345 (66) | 681 (64) | 1343 (65) | 346 (57) | 204 (69) | 771 (77) |
| Arm | 987 (20) | 281 (26) | 288 (14) | 186 (31) | 52 (18) | 180 (18) |
| Trunk | 299 (6) | 84 (8) | 172 (8) | 26 (4) | 10 (3) | 7 (0.7) |
| Head/Face | 210 (4) | 24 (2) | 127 (6) | 22 (4) | 11 (4) | 26 (3) |
| Buttock/Groin | 197 (4) | Nil | 141 (7) | 25 (4) | 17 (6) | 14 (0.7) |
| PEP administered | ||||||
| Yes | 5674 (88) | 1022 (96) | 1774 (86) | 844 (67) | 295 (100) | 1739 (99) |
| No | 789 (12) | 48 (5) | 297 (14) | 422 (33) | Nil | 22 (1) |
| No of PEP doses | ||||||
| 1 | 2008 (35) | 145 (14) | 571 (32) | 286 (34) | 58 (20) | 948 (55) |
| 2 | 1411 (25) | 109 (11) | 812 (46) | 146 (17) | 39 (13) | 305 (18) |
| 3 | 1100 (19) | 107 (11) | 365 (21) | 115 (14) | 120 (41) | 393 (23) |
| 4 | 377 (7) | 166 (16) | 23 (1) | 133 (16) | 15 (5) | 40 (2) |
| 5 | 770 (14) | 495 (48) | Nil | 162 (19) | 63 (21) | 50 (3) |
| Type of biting animal | ||||||
| Owned dog a | 5208 (72) | 1575 (82) | 1058 (51) | 990 (78) | 270 (92) | 1315 (76) |
| Unowned Dog | 1512 (21) | 324 (17) | 899 (43) | 170 (13) | 16 (5) | 103 (6) |
| Owned Cat | 380 (5) | 14 (0.7) | 63 (3.0) | 24 (2) | 3 (1) | 276 (16) |
| Livestock b | 77 (1) | Nil | 10 (0.4) | 56 (4) | 1 (0.3) | Nil |
| Human | 47 (0.7) | Nil | 24 (1) | 11 (0.9) | Nil | 12 (0.7) |
| Unowned Cat | 34 (0.5) | Nil | 17 (0.8) | 15 (1) | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.1) |
| Others c | 12 (0.2) | Nil | Nil | Nil | 4 (0.7) | 7 (0.4) |
aOwned dog refers to dogs that are partly confined and spend part of their time roaming unsupervised outside the owner’s property while unowned dogs refers free roaming dogs without a known owner
bLivestock includes donkey and pig.
cothers include monkeys, rats, hyena and other wild animals.