Table 1.
Characterization of the 885 dog-bite victims attended to in the PEP vaccination centres.
| Variable | Categories | All population | 18 years or older |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Males | 617 (70%) | 330 (66%) |
| Females | 268 (30%) | 169 (34%) | |
| Age | <10 | 218 (25%) | – |
| 10–20 | 200 (23%) | 37 (7%) | |
| 20–29 | 153 (17%) | 153 (31%) | |
| 30–39 | 104 (12%) | 104 (21%) | |
| 40–49 | 88 (10%) | 88 (18%) | |
| 50–59 | 76 (9%) | 76 (15%) | |
| > 60 | 46 (5%) | 46 (9%) | |
| Occupation | Student | 284 (32%) | 32 (6%) |
| House wife | 139 (16%) | 120 (24%) | |
| Pre school | 101 (11%) | – | |
| Farmer | 88 (10%) | 84 (17%) | |
| Business | 70 (8%) | 70 (14%) | |
| Service | 57 (6%) | 54 (11%) | |
| Employee | 30 (3%) | 28 (6%) | |
| Beggar/ Do nothing | 26 (3%) | 15 (3%) | |
| Other | 76 (9%) | 83 (17%) | |
| Unknown | 14 (2%) | 13 (3%) | |
| Education | No Education | 267 (30%) | 150 (30%) |
| Primary school | 395 (45%) | 176 (35%) | |
| Secondary school | 145 (16%) | 101 (20%) | |
| High school | 43 (5%) | 41 (8%) | |
| Graduate | 28 (3%) | 28 (6%) | |
| Other | 7 (1%) | 3 (1%) | |
| Type of house | House /apartment | 163 (18%) | 92 (18%) |
| Tin shed | 661 (75%) | 371 (74%) | |
| Hut | 55 (6%) | 32 (6%) | |
| Other | 6 (1%) | 4 (1%) | |
| Location | Rural | 545 (62%) | 302 (61%) |
| City | 327 (37%) | 190 (38%) | |
| Slumps | 13 (1%) | 7 (1%) |