Table 1.
Comparison of Influencing Factors of the Whole Course of Rabies Vaccination
| Completed | Uncompleted | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scheme (person-time, %) | <0.001 | ||
| Zagreb | 1326 (80.41) | 323 (19.59) | |
| Essen | 307 (68.83) | 139 (31.17) | |
| Gender (person-time, %) | 0.973 | ||
| Male | 772 (47.27) | 218 (47.19) | |
| Female | 861 (52.73) | 244 (52.81) | |
| Average age (years old) | 39.91 (19–89) | 36.84 (19–89) | <0.001 |
| Personnel category (person-time, %) | 0.337 | ||
| Student | 76 (4.65) | 28 (6.06) | |
| In service personnel | 1308 (80.10) | 377 (81.60) | |
| Retired | 214 (13.10) | 39 (8.44) | |
| Others | 35 (2.14) | 18 (3.90) | |
| Injured site (person-time, %) | 0.236 | ||
| Head, neck and face | 42 (2.57) | 11 (2.38) | |
| Hand | 900 (55.11) | 273 (59.09) | |
| Upper limb | 230 (14.08) | 59 (12.77) | |
| Trunk | 48 (2.94) | 10 (2.16) | |
| Lower limb | 399 (24.43) | 107 (23.16) | |
| Others | 14 (0.86) | 2 (0.43) | |
| Category exposure | 0.176 | ||
| Category II exposure | 593 (36.31) | 152 (32.90) | |
| Category III exposure | 1040 (63.69) | 310 (67.10) | |
| Type of injury-causing animals (times, %) | 0.070 | ||
| Dog | 696 (42.62) | 183 (39.61) | |
| Cat | 812 (49.72) | 230 (49.78) | |
| Others | 125 (7.65) | 49 (10.61) | |
| Ascription of injury-causing animals (times, %) | 0.206 | ||
| Animal with an owner | 1330 (81.45) | 369 (79.87) | |
| Ownerless animal | 262 (16.04) | 74 (16.02) | |
| Others | 41 (2.51) | 19 (4.11) | |
| Whether immunoglobulin is used (person-time, %) | 0.549 | ||
| Yes | 685 (41.95) | 201 (43.51) | |
| No | 948 (58.05) | 261 (56.49) | |
| History of prior rabies vaccination (person-time, %) | 0.035 | ||
| Yes | 440 (26.94) | 102 (22.08) | |
| No | 1193 (73.06) | 360 (77.92) |