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Table 5 Univariate analyses of factors associated with likelihood of completing PEP course

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 (years)

  < 15

1.00

  > 15

0.68

0.40–1.14

0.149

Sex

 Female

1.00

 Male

1.44

0.87–2.39

0.155

Respondents living area (place types)

 Rural

1.00

 Semi-urban

1.12

0.62–2.02

0.71

 Urban

2.57

1.30–5.09

0.007

Educational qualification

 Education

1.00

 No education

0.46

0.28–0.77

0.003

Occupation

 Employed

1.00

 Farmer

0.45

0.20–0.98

0.044

 Student

1.16

0.59–2.29

0.671

 Others

1.09

0.52–2.27

0.816

Heard Rabies?

 No

1.00

 Yes

2.92

0.83–10.23

0.095

HH income levela

 High

1.00

 Medium

1.27

0.60–2.70

0.53

 Low

1.56

0.76–3.17

0.22

Exposure species

 Others

1.00

 Pet animal

0.37

0.01–1.24

0.109

 Stray animal

0.58

0.16–2.09

0.406

WHO exposure category

 Cat I

1.00

 Cat II

0.93

0.31–2.75

0.89

 Cat III

1.84

0.65–5.27

0.25

Distance to PEP centers

  < 5kms

1.00

  > 5kms

1.63

0.96–2.76

0.068

  1. Note: aHigh income = above 450 USD; medium income = 150 to 450 USD; low income = below 150 USD