The wound severity of animal bite victims visiting rabies prevention clinics and the influencing factors in Central China: a cross-sectional investigation

Abstract Background Animal bites are a major public health problem. The more serious the bite wound is, the higher the risk of developing rabies is. This study aimed to investigate the severity of wounds among animal bite victims and identify the influencing factors in Wuhan, China. Methods A cross-...

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Autores principales:	Dandan Li, Hanlin Liao, Fan Chen, Qingqing Jiang, Tiantian Wang, Zuxun Lu, Qiaoyan Liu, Shiyi Cao
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Materias:	Exposure category Animal bites Associated factors Rabies China Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:7162e87a779e44599e1a1427e268da742021-11-21T12:11:29ZThe wound severity of animal bite victims visiting rabies prevention clinics and the influencing factors in Central China: a cross-sectional investigation10.1186/s12889-021-12207-41471-2458https://doaj.org/article/7162e87a779e44599e1a1427e268da742021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-12207-4https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2458Abstract Background Animal bites are a major public health problem. The more serious the bite wound is, the higher the risk of developing rabies is. This study aimed to investigate the severity of wounds among animal bite victims and identify the influencing factors in Wuhan, China. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among 1015 animal bite victims visiting rabies prevention clinics. We performed a face-to-face interview to collect information on the exposure category of the bite wound, the type of the offending animal, exposure-to-risk situations, etc. Factors associated with exposure categories were identified by multivariate logistic regression analysis. Results Five hundred and sixty-four (55.57%) cases were category III exposures, 418 (41.18%) were category II exposures, and 33 (3.25%) were category I exposures. People who were hurt by their own domestic animals (odds ratio [OR] = 1.55, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.14–2.10), and those exposed to animals unvaccinated against rabies (OR = 1.45, 95% CI: 1.08–1.95) had a higher risk for category III exposures. Respondents who did not know the fatality of rabies were more likely to be injured seriously compared to those who knew that rabies is fatal, and the OR was 1.40 (95% CI, 1.05–1.86). Conclusions This study showed that factors associated with the severity of bite wounds mainly included types of the offending animal, vaccination status of the animal, and knowledge of rabies fatality. Educational programs and awareness-raising campaigns should be provided to decrease severe animal bites, especially targeting pet owners and those with limited rabies knowledge.Dandan LiHanlin LiaoFan ChenQingqing JiangTiantian WangZuxun LuQiaoyan LiuShiyi CaoBMCarticleExposure categoryAnimal bitesAssociated factorsRabiesChinaPublic aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENBMC Public Health, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2021)
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topic	Exposure category Animal bites Associated factors Rabies China Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
spellingShingle	Exposure category Animal bites Associated factors Rabies China Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Dandan Li Hanlin Liao Fan Chen Qingqing Jiang Tiantian Wang Zuxun Lu Qiaoyan Liu Shiyi Cao The wound severity of animal bite victims visiting rabies prevention clinics and the influencing factors in Central China: a cross-sectional investigation
description	Abstract Background Animal bites are a major public health problem. The more serious the bite wound is, the higher the risk of developing rabies is. This study aimed to investigate the severity of wounds among animal bite victims and identify the influencing factors in Wuhan, China. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among 1015 animal bite victims visiting rabies prevention clinics. We performed a face-to-face interview to collect information on the exposure category of the bite wound, the type of the offending animal, exposure-to-risk situations, etc. Factors associated with exposure categories were identified by multivariate logistic regression analysis. Results Five hundred and sixty-four (55.57%) cases were category III exposures, 418 (41.18%) were category II exposures, and 33 (3.25%) were category I exposures. People who were hurt by their own domestic animals (odds ratio [OR] = 1.55, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.14–2.10), and those exposed to animals unvaccinated against rabies (OR = 1.45, 95% CI: 1.08–1.95) had a higher risk for category III exposures. Respondents who did not know the fatality of rabies were more likely to be injured seriously compared to those who knew that rabies is fatal, and the OR was 1.40 (95% CI, 1.05–1.86). Conclusions This study showed that factors associated with the severity of bite wounds mainly included types of the offending animal, vaccination status of the animal, and knowledge of rabies fatality. Educational programs and awareness-raising campaigns should be provided to decrease severe animal bites, especially targeting pet owners and those with limited rabies knowledge.
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author	Dandan Li Hanlin Liao Fan Chen Qingqing Jiang Tiantian Wang Zuxun Lu Qiaoyan Liu Shiyi Cao
author_facet	Dandan Li Hanlin Liao Fan Chen Qingqing Jiang Tiantian Wang Zuxun Lu Qiaoyan Liu Shiyi Cao
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title	The wound severity of animal bite victims visiting rabies prevention clinics and the influencing factors in Central China: a cross-sectional investigation
title_short	The wound severity of animal bite victims visiting rabies prevention clinics and the influencing factors in Central China: a cross-sectional investigation
title_full	The wound severity of animal bite victims visiting rabies prevention clinics and the influencing factors in Central China: a cross-sectional investigation
title_fullStr	The wound severity of animal bite victims visiting rabies prevention clinics and the influencing factors in Central China: a cross-sectional investigation
title_full_unstemmed	The wound severity of animal bite victims visiting rabies prevention clinics and the influencing factors in Central China: a cross-sectional investigation
title_sort	wound severity of animal bite victims visiting rabies prevention clinics and the influencing factors in central china: a cross-sectional investigation
publisher	BMC
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/7162e87a779e44599e1a1427e268da74
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The wound severity of animal bite victims visiting rabies prevention clinics and the influencing factors in Central China: a cross-sectional investigation

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