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Table 2 Logistic regression analysis of factors associated with category III exposures (N = 982*)

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

Characteristic

Crude OR b

95% CI c

P

Adjusted OR

95% CI

P

Gender (Ref. a = Female)

 Male

1.16

0.90–1.49

0.2647

1.30

0.99–1.70

0.0570

Age group (Ref. = 1–15 years old)

 16–30 years old

2.07

1.42–3.02

0.0002

2.19

1.45–3.30

0.0002

 31–45 years old

2.02

1.31–3.12

0.0016

2.06

1.29–3.31

0.0026

 46–60 years old

2.51

1.63–3.86

<.0001

2.22

1.39–3.55

0.0008

 61 years old and above

2.99

1.79–5.02

<.0001

2.86

1.65–4.97

0.0002

Educational level (Ref. = University and above)

 Senior school and below

1.24

0.96–1.60

0.0953

1.25

0.93–1.67

0.1336

Habit of playing with animals (Ref. = No)

 Yes

1.53

1.18–1.98

0.0013

1.63

1.23–2.17

0.0008

Improper care (Ref. = No)

 Yes

2.54

1.63–3.97

<.0001

1.64

0.98–2.75

0.0621

Excessive play (Ref. = No)

 Yes

1.39

1.05–1.83

0.0231

0.70

0.48–1.02

0.0615

Insufficient preparedness (Ref. = No)

 Yes

0.79

0.59–1.04

0.0965

1.53

1.07–2.18

0.0192

Unprovoked aggression (Ref. = No)

 Yes

1.13

0.86–1.48

0.3846

Offending animal (Ref. = Domestic animals of other people or stray animals)

 Own domestic animals

1.55

1.16–2.07

0.0028

1.55

1.14–2.10

0.0051

Head and face (Ref. = No)

 Yes

1.03

0.56–1.91

0.9239

Lower extremities (Ref. = No)

 Yes

0.72

0.55–0.93

0.0107

0.89

0.43–1.84

0.7609

Upper extremities (Ref. = No)

 Yes

1.48

1.15–1.90

0.0027

1.34

0.66–2.71

0.4227

Torso (Ref. = No)

      

 Yes

0.91

0.43–1.91

0.8015

1.39

0.84–1.85

0.4086

Animal status (Ref. = Vaccinated against rabies)

 Unvaccinated against rabies or unclear

1.50

1.16–1.95

0.0023

1.45

1.08–1.95

0.0139

Frequency of animal bites (Ref. = Once)

 Twice or more

0.88

0.68–1.15

0.3558

0.73

0.55–0.97

0.0295

Knowledge of the source of transmission (Ref. = Yes)

 No

0.98

0.76–1.26

0.8563

0.87

0.63–2.31

0.3149

Knowledge of the route of transmission (Ref. = Yes)

 No

1.84

1.09–3.11

0.0233

1.60

0.90–2.83

0.1073

Knowledge of rabies fatality (Ref. = Yes)

 No

1.28

0.99–1.66

0.0593

1.40

1.05–1.86

0.0207

  1. * Total number < 1015 because we exclude 33 (3.25%) bite victims with category I exposures
  2. a Ref, reference; b OR Odds ratio; c CI Confidence interval