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Table 3 Univariate analyses of factors associated with likelihood of animal exposed victims seeking rabies PEP

From: Determinants of health seeking behavior of animal bite victims in rabies endemic South Bhutan: a community-based contact-tracing survey

Variable

Unadjusted OR

95%CI

P-Value

Age category (years)

  < 15

1.00

  > 15

1.50

0.77–2.89

0.23

Gender

 Female

1.00

 Male

0.34

0.16–0.74

0.006

Place types

 Rural

1.00

 Semi-urban

0.59

0.22–1.59

0.29

 Urban

0.45

0.17–1.15

0.09

HH income levela

 High

1.00

 Medium

0.95

0.38–2.41

0.92

 Low

2.07

0.70–5.42

0.14

Educational qualificationb

 No education

1.00

 Education

0.37

0.16–0.86

0.02

Exposure types

 Bites

1.00

 Non-bites

0.49

0.25–0.95

0.04

Exposure circumstances

 Provoke

1.00

 Un-provoke

4.96

1.17–21.0

0.03

  1. aHigh income = above 450 USD; medium income = 150 to 450 USD; low income = below 150 USD
  2. bNo education = respondents/victims who had not attained formal primary education level
  3. Education = respondents/victims who had attained at least formal primary education level and above