Table 5. Multivariable analysis of factors associated with compliance to standard preclinical management guidelines for 376 victims seeking post-exposure prophylaxis in the 2 selected hospitals in Uganda.

Characteristics	Unadjusted	p-value	Adjusted	p-value
	PR (95% CI)		PR (95% CI)
District
Wakiso	1
Kampala	0.86 (0.56–1.32)	0.488
Sex
Male	1		1
Female	1.22 (0.79–1.86)	0.365	1.04 (0.73–1.49)	0.798
Age
≤15 years	1		1
˃15 years	0.81 (0.53–1.23)	0.315	0.70 (0.47–0.92)	0.045*
Religion
Christian	1
Non-Christian	1.19 (0.72–1.96)	0.495
Marital status
Not in union	1
In union	0.74 (0.39–1.41)	0.364
Highest education level
No formal education	1		1
Primary	0.70 (0.30–1.62)	0.400	0.89 (0.81–2.05)	0.783
Secondary and above	2.19 (1.05–4.54)	0.036	1.76 (1.24–3.79)	0.024*
Employment status
No	1
Yes	1.78 (1.13–2.79)	0.012	1.48 (1.09–2.31)	0.047*
Current dog ownership
No	1
Yes	0.48 (0.18–1.25)	0.135
Immunised against rabies
No	1		1
Yes	1.76 (0.88–3.54)	0.112	1.48 (0.81–2.74)	0.203
Get dog information
No	1		1
Yes	2.32 (1.23–4.37)	0.009	1.40 (0.74–2.66)	0.295
Socio-economic status
Lower	1
Middle	2.47 (1.51–4.05)	<0.001	1.29 (0.82–2.05)	0.269
Upper	1.38 (0.83–2.31)	0.216	1.01 (0.63–1.62)	0.292
Perceived health status of dog
Healthy	1
Sickly	4.79 (3.08–7.46)	<0.001	1.47 (1.02–2.72)	0.042*
Don’t know	1.89 (0.96–3.69)	0.064	1.29 (0.63–2.45)	0.430
Exhibited fear of people
No	1
Yes	3.72 (2.34–5.91)	<0.001	1.53 (0.88–2.67)	0.132
Don’t know	5.01 (2.79–9.05)	<0.001	1.52 (0.79–2.91)	0.931
Rabies vaccination status of dog
No	1		1
Yes	0.87 (0.30–2.54)	0.801	0.72 (0.28–1.83)	0.491
Don’t know	1.45 (0.70–3.00)	0.312	0.96 (0.38–2.45)	0.931
Bitten someone after
No	1
Yes	2.81 (1.77–4.46)	<0.001	1.69 (1.01–2.86)	0.048*
Don’t know / not certain	0.34 (0.17–0.66)	0.002	0.35 (0.17–0.70)	0.003*
Dog owner known
No	1
Yes	0.43 (0.26–0.69)	0.001	0.65 (0.36–0.93)	0.034*

*Significance at p-value ≤0.05 and 95% confidence interval (95% CI).