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Table 5 Reported practices of respondents if they received a minor scratch or a major scratch/bite

From: Cross sectional survey of human-bat interaction in Australia: public health implications

 

All respondents

Previously handled

Have not handled bats

Knowledge of ABLV

Message of not handle bats

 

Minor scratch

Major scratch or bite

Minor scratch

Major scratch or bite

Minor scratch

Major scratch or bite

Minor scratch

Major scratch or bite

Minor scratch

Major scratch or bite

% (n)

% (n)

% (n)

% (n)

% (n)

% (n)

% (n)

% (n)

% (n)

% (n)

Immediately seek medical care (emergency department or general practitioner)

37.9 (311)

73.5 (603)

27.6 (35)

64.6 (82)

39.8 (276)

75.1 (521)

47.3 (163)

79.7 (275)

56.0 (65)

81.9 (95)

Wash the wound with antiseptic

20.8 (171)

11.6 (95)

29.9 (38)

18.1 (23)

19.2 (133)

10.4 (72)

20.9 (72)

11.6 (40)

15.5 (18)

13.8 (16)

Make a routine appointment to seek medical care

20.0 (164)

15.6 (128)

17.3 (22)

18.9 (24)

20.5 (142)

15.0 (104)

19.7 (68)

12.5 (43)

15.5 (18)

11.2 (13)

Ignore

14.3 (117)

0.5 (4)

19.7 (25)

0.8 (1)

13.3 (92)

0.4 (3)

7.8 (27)

0.3 (1)

5.2 (6)

0 (0)

Wash the wound with water

10.4 (85)

9.7 (80)

15.8 (20)

16.5 (21)

9.4 (65)

8.5 (59)

8.7 (30)

9.3 (32)

11.2 (13)

10.3 (12)

Call a doctor or medical help-line for advice

3.5 (29)

3.7 (30)

3.9 (5)

3.2 (4)

3.5 (24)

3.8 (26)

3.5 (12)

3.5 (12)

6.0 (7)

2.6 (3)

Kill the bat

0 (0)

0.2 (2)

0 (0)

0.8 (1)

0 (0)

0.1 (1)

0 (0)

0.3 (1)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Keep the bat for testing

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

  1. Percentages can sum to greater than 100% as respondents were allowed multiple responses.