Epidemiology of Animal Bite Cases Attending Tertiary Health Care Centre of Bhuj City of India: A Cross-Sectional Study
Journal Title: International Journal of Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Studies (IJIMS) - Year 2015, Vol 2, Issue 9
Abstract
Animal bite, especially dog bite is significant public health problem in urban India. Socio-cultural practices, myths and beliefs are considered as major problem for post-exposure prophylaxis of animal bites.The aim of this study was to explore epidemiological factors associated with animal bites including dog bite cases reporting at Tertiary Health Care Centre of Bhuj city. It was a cross-sectional study conducted among new cases of animal bites registered at Tertiary Care Centres of Bhuj city. It was found that out of total 119 cases of animal bites majority (49.6%) belonged to 15-45 years of age-group and 70 % were male. Stray dogs were involved in 86% animal bite cases. Half(50.4%) of bites were unprovoked. Category III bites were seen in 76(64 %) of cases. In 81.5% cases lower extremities were affected. Majority 109(94.7%) of cases had received first dose of ARV within 24 hours. Only 63.9% cases had history of wound cleaning at home. It was concluded that local wound treatment immediate after an animal bite is an important basic step in the management of any animal bite case and this was lacking in most of the subjects. Efforts to eliminate the stray dogs are required.
Authors and Affiliations
Niraj Bharadva, Shreyash R. Mehta, Pravin Yerpude, Keerti Jogdand, Kartik N. Trivedi
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP30980
- DOI -
- Views 300
- Downloads 0
The Knowledge and Attitude of Married women towards HIV/AIDS in an urban community of Belgaum City, Karnataka - A cross sectional study
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a fatal illness caused by retrovirus known as the Human Immune Deficiency Virus (HIV). In 2011 it was estimated that 34.2 million adults worldwide were living with HIV/AIDS,...
The Effect of Different Stocking Densities on Growth, Production and Survival rate of Pangas (Pangasius hypophthalmus) Fish in Cemented Tanks at Fish Hatchery Chilya Thatta, Sindh-Pakistan
The effect of stocking density on growth performance, production and survival of Pangas, Pangasius hypophthalmus were evaluated in cemented tanks. Fry of Pangas (1.52 ± 0.03 cm in length and 1.08 ± 0.02 g in weight) re...
Quota System, Federal Character Principle and Admission to Federal Unity Schools: Barriers to Learning in Nigeria
While the quota system came into being prior to Nigeria‘s independence in 1960, the federal character principle became officially recognised in the 1979 constitution. These policies were aimed at addressing the issues o...
India’s Diplomatic Triumph in ASEAN
In today’s world,ASEANhas matured into a leading economic block with strong trade and political relations with almost all nations and regional organizations.India’s economic liberalization and ‘Look East Policy’ introdu...
Social Security schemes in India - Current status and way ahead
Social security has a powerful impact at all levels of society. It provides workers and their families with access to health care and with protection against loss of income. It provides older people with income security...