Table 6.
Healthcare-seeking behaviours by the human rabies deceased (n = 256) in Bangladesh, 2013–2015 identified through VA.
| Variables | Category | Rural n (%) | Urban n (%) | Total n (%) | P-value∗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treatment received | Traditional healer (Kabiraj) | 141 (68.45) | 30 (60.00) | 171 (66.80) | 0.6347 |
| Local doctor | 4 (1.94) | 2 (4.00) | 6 (2.34) | ||
| Physician (vaccine) | 26 (12.62) | 8 (16.00) | 34 (13.28) | ||
| Not taken | 35 (16.99) | 10 (20.00) | 45 (17.58) | ||
| History of vaccination |
Absent | 180 (87.38) | 42 (84.00) | 222 (86.72) | 0.5277 |
| Present |
26 (12.62) |
8 (16.00) |
34 (13.28) |
||
| Total |
206 |
50 |
256 |
||
| Frequency of vaccination | Complete | 0 (0.00) | 3 (37.50) | 3 (8.82) | 0.0011 |
| Incomplete | 26 (100.00) | 5 (62.50) | 31 (91.18) | ||
| Place of vaccination |
DRPCC | 12 (46.15) | 6 (75.00) | 18 (52.94) | 0.3067 |
| Municipality | 3 (11.54) | 0 (0.00) | 3 (8.82) | ||
| Pharmacy |
11 (42.31) |
2 (25.00) |
13 (38.24) |
||
| Total | 26 | 8 | 34 |
∗
Multiple contingency analysis with α - level set as 0.05.