Table 4.
Details of animal to which human rabies deceased exposed (n = 256) in Bangladesh, 2013–2015 identified through VA.
| Variables | Category | Rural n (%) | Urban n (%) | Total n (%) | P- value∗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animal exposed | Cat | 19 (61.29) 9.22 |
12 (38.71) 24.00 |
31 (12.11) | 0.0242 |
| Dog | 173 (82.78) 83.98 |
36 (17.22) 72.00 |
209 (81.64) | ||
| Jackal | 8 (80.0) 3.88 |
2 (20.0) 4.88 |
10 (3.91) | ||
| Mongoose | 6 (100) 2.91 |
0 (0.00) 0.00 |
6 (2.34) | ||
| Type of animal | Community | 10 (66.67) 4.85 |
5 (33.33) 10.00 |
15 (5.86) | 0.4837 |
| Pet | 6 (85.71) 2.91 |
1 (14.29) 2.00 |
7 (2.73) | ||
| Stray | 176 (80.73) 85.44 |
42 (19.27) 84.00 |
218 (85.16) | ||
| Wild | 14 (87.50) 6.80 |
2 (12.50) 4.00 |
16 (6.25) | ||
| Fate of Animal |
Alive | 13 (81.25) 6.31 |
3 (18.75) 6.00 |
16 (6.25) | 0.2958 |
| Dead | 11 (100.00) 5.34 |
0 (0.00) 0.00 |
11 (4.30) | ||
| Killed | 38 (84.44) 18.45 |
7 (15.56) 14.00 |
45 (17.58) | ||
| Not found |
144 (78.26) 69.90 |
40 (21.74) 80.00 |
184 (71.88) |
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| Total | 206 | 50 | 256 |
∗
Multiple contingency analysis with α - level set as 0.05. The percentage of italics discretely represents the results within the rural and urban communities.