Table 1 Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of deceased rabies victims reported at the National Rabies Prevention and Control Centers (NRPCC) of the Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH), Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2011–2015.
From: Trends and clinico-epidemiological features of human rabies cases in Bangladesh 2006–2018
Variables/categories | N = 422 n (%) |
|---|---|
Gender-male | 296 (70) |
Mean age (in years, range) | 26.5 (2–90) |
Age (years) | |
<15 | 201 (47) |
15–30 | 63 (15) |
30–45 | 67 (16) |
45–60 | 67 (16) |
60–90 | 24 (6) |
Occupation | |
Dependent (including children) | 282 (67) |
Farming | 63 (15) |
Business | 48 (11) |
Day labour | 29 (7) |
Residence | |
Rural | 346 (82) |
Urban | 76 (18) |
Dog ownership | 10 (2) |
Place of death | |
In a health facility/hospital | 52 (12) |
At home/other location | 370 (88) |
