Table 1 Characteristics of the 376 dog bite study participants stratified by the infection status of the wound at initial presentation
| Â | Â | Dog bite wound | Â | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | Frequency | Non-infected N = 177 (47.1%) | Infected N = 199 (52.9%) | p-value |
Sex | ||||
Male | 201 (53.5) | 94 (53.1) | 107 (53.8) | Â |
Female | 175 (46.5) | 83 (46.9) | 92 (46.2) | 0.898 |
Age | ||||
 ≤ 15 years | 173 (46.0) | 82 (46.3) | 91 (45.7) |  |
˃15 years | 203 (54.0) | 95 (53.7) | 108 (54.3) | 0.907 |
Hospital | ||||
Entebbe (Wakiso) | 110 (29.3) | 49 (27.7) | 61 (30.7) | Â |
Mulago (Kampala) | 266 (70.7) | 128 (72.3) | 138 (69.3) | 0.528 |
Religion | ||||
Christian | 301 (80.1) | 143 (80.8) | 158 (79.4) | Â |
Non-Christian | 75 (19.9) | 34 (19.2) | 41 (20.6) | 0.736 |
Marital status | ||||
Not in union | 285 (75.8) | 144 (81.4) | 141 (70.9) | Â |
In union | 91 (24.2) | 33 (18.6) | 58 (29.1) | 0.018* |
Highest education level | ||||
No formal education | 53 (14.7) | 30 (17.1) | 25 (12.6) | Â |
Primary | 180 (48.0) | 84 (47.7) | 96 (48.2) | Â |
Secondary and above | 143 (37.3) | 62 (35.2) | 78 (39.2) | 0.432 |
Household size | ||||
 ≤ 4 | 176 (46.7) | 80 (47.6) | 96 (49.7) |  |
5–8 | 161 (44.6) | 81 (48.2) | 80 (41.5) |  |
 ≤ 9 | 24 (6.7) | 7 (4.2) | 17 (8.8) | 0.141 |
Employment status | ||||
No | 181 (48.1) | 88 (49.7) | 93 (47.7) | Â |
Yes | 195 (51.9) | 89 (50.3) | 106 (53.3) | 0.563 |
Current dog ownership | ||||
No | 334 (88.8) | 157 (88.7) | 177 (88.9) | Â |
Yes | 42 (11.2) | 20 (11.3) | 22 (11.1) | 0.216 |
Immunized against rabies | ||||
No | 357 (94.9) | 167 (94.3) | 190 (95.5) | Â |
Yes | 19 (5.1) | 10 (5.7) | 9 (4.5) | 0.618 |
Get dog information | ||||
No | 114 (30.3) | 57 (32.2) | 57 (28.6) | Â |
Yes | 262 (69.7) | 120 (67.8) | 142 (71.4) | 0.453 |
Socio-economic status | ||||
Lower | 197 (52.5) | 92 (52.3) | 105 (52.8) | Â |
Middle | 62 (16.5) | 30 (17.1) | 32 (16.0) | Â |
Upper | 116 (31.0) | 54 (30.7) | 62 (31.2) | 0.969 |