Research Article
Pattern of Animal Bites and Delays in Initiating Rabies Postexposure Prophylaxis among Clients Receiving Care in Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital
Table 1
Background characteristics of study participants.
| | Characteristics | Male | Female | Total | | n (%) | n (%) | Number | % |
| | All study participants (n = 1,030) | 52.9 (545) | 47.1 (485) | 1,030 | | | Age (years) (n = 993) | | 1–9 | 176 (60.7) | 114 (39.3) | 290 | 29.2 | | 10–19 | 101 (54.3) | 85 (45.7) | 186 | 18.7 | | 20–29 | 83 (46.6) | 95 (53.4) | 178 | 17.9 | | 30–39 | 71 (50.7) | 69 (49.3) | 140 | 14.1 | | 40–49 | 43 (53.4) | 39 (47.6) | 82 | 8.3 | | 50–59 | 29 (47.5) | 32 (52.5) | 61 | 6.1 | | Above 59 | 27 (48.2) | 29 (51.8) | 56 | 5.6 | | Type of suspected rabid animal (n = 1030) | | Dog | 531 (53.4) | 463(46.6) | 994 | 96.5 | | Cat | 7 (38.9) | 11 (61.1) | 18 | 1.8 | | Nonhuman primates | 5 (41.7) | 7 (58.3) | 12 | 1.2 | | Others | 2 (33.3) | 4(66.7) | 6 | 0.6 | | Place of bite (n = 976) | | Victims home | 359 (55.6) | 287 (44.4) | 646 | 66.2 | | Street: stray dog | 153 (49.7) | 155 (50.3) | 308 | 31.6 | | Neighbor’s home | 12 (54.6) | 10 (45.5) | 22 | 2.3 | | Completion of PEP Schedule (n = 1030) | | Completed | 514 (52.7) | 462 (47.3) | 976 | 94.8 | | Did not complete | 30 (61.2) | 19 (46.9) | 54 | 5.2 | | Average distance travelled from site of bite to PEP Centre (n = 992) | | Less than 5.00 km | 176(51.2) | 168(48.8) | 344 | 34.7 | | 5.00–9.99 km | 112(49.1) | 116(50.9) | 228 | 23.0 | | 10.00–14.99 km | 91(53.5) | 79(46.5) | 170 | 17.1 | | 15.00 km and above | 147(53.0) | 103(41.2) | 250 | 25.2 |
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