Table 2. Characteristics of animal bite injuries by gender, age and region; 2013–2015.
| Period | Gender/age group | Region | Overall (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central (%) | Eastern (%) | Northern (%) | Western (%) | |||
| 2013 | Male | 2,974 (70.3) | 927 (56.1) | 2,665 (70.3) | 2,169 (57.4) | 8,735 (64.9) |
| Female | 1,256 (29.7) | 725 (43.9) | 1,126 (29.7) | 1,609 (42.6) | 4,716 (35.1) | |
| <5 years | 457 (10.8) | 261 (15.8) | 409 (10.8) | 242 (6.4) | 1,369 (10.2) | |
| ≥ 5 years | 3,773 (89.2) | 1,391 (84.2) | 3,382 (89.2) | 3,536 (93.6) | 12,082 (89.8) | |
| 2014 | Male | 2,739 (54.5) | 2,708 (73.0) | 3,106 (58.9) | 2,191 (54.0) | 10,744 (59.5) |
| Female | 2,291 (45.5) | 1,002 (27.0) | 2,168 (41.1) | 1,867 (46.0) | 7,328 (40.5) | |
| <5 years | 997 (19.8) | 801 (21.6) | 1,545 (29.3) | 479 (11.8) | 3,822 (29.0) | |
| ≥ 5 years | 4,033 (80.2) | 2,909 (78.4) | 3,729 (70.7) | 3,579 (88.2) | 14,250 (71.0) | |
| 2015 | Male | 2,498 (53.6) | 1,910 (61.1) | 3,793 (72.9) | 3,009 (71.5) | 11,210 (65.2) |
| Female | 2,163 (46.4) | 1,216 (38.9) | 1,411 (27.1) | 1,197 (28.5) | 5,987 (34.8) | |
| <5 years | 1,610 (34.5) | 175 (5.6) | 1,478 (28.4) | 648 (15.4) | 3,911 (22.7) | |
| ≥ 5 years | 3,051 (65.5) | 2,951 (94.4) | 3,726 (71.6) | 3,558 (84.6) | 13,286 (77.3) | |
| 2015–2016 | Male | 8,211 (59.0) | 5,545 (65.3) | 9,564 (67.0) | 7,369 (61.2) | 30,689 (58.9) |
| Female | 5,710 (41.0) | 2,943 (34.7) | 4,705 (33.0) | 4,673 (38.8) | 18,031 (41.1) | |
| <5 years | 3,064 (21.2) | 1,238 (14.6) | 3,432 (24.1) | 1,369 (11.4) | 9,102 (18.7) | |
| ≥ 5 years | 10,857 (78.8) | 7,251 (85.4) | 10,837 (75.9) | 10,673 (88.6) | 39,618 (81.3) | |