Table 3.
Victims and their practices
| Yes | No | |
|---|---|---|
| Incidence of animal bite | 117 (30.4%) | 180 (60.6%) |
| Sex of the victims | ||
| Male | 77 (65.8%) | |
| Female | 40 (34.2%) | |
| Site of bite | ||
| Lower limb | 76 (64.9%) | |
| Upper limb | 25 (21.4%) | |
| Head and neck | 6 (05.1%) | |
| Multiple sites | 1 (00.8%) | |
| other areas | 9 (07.7%) | |
| Place of treatment after bite | ||
| Govt. Hospital | 59 (50.4%) | |
| Private | 35 (29.9%) | |
| Household treatment | 11 (09.5%) | |
| Local doctor | 3 (02.6%) | |
| Nothing | 9 (07.6%) | |
| Details of biting animal | ||
| Dog | 102 (87.1%) | |
| Squirrel | 5 (42.7%) | |
| Rat | 3 (2.6%) | |
| Cat | 3 (2.6%) | |
| Not specified | 4 (03.4%) | |
| Type of biting animal | ||
| Domestic | 55 (47%) | |
| Stray | 42 (35.9%) | |
| Wild | 15 (12.8%) | |
| Pet | 5 (04.2%) | |
| Nature of animal bite | ||
| Class I | 105 (89.7%) | |
| Class II | 10 (08.5%) | |
| Class III | 2 (01.7%) | |
| Fate of animal after bite | ||
| Alive | 56 (47.8%) | |
| Killed | 15 (12.8%) | |
| Died | 6 (05.1%) | |
| Unknown | 40 (34.3%) | |
| Immunization status of biting animal | ||
| Don’t know | 73 (62.3%) | |
| Immunized | 26 (22.2%) | |
| Unimmunized | 18 (15.4%) |