1Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Aurangabad, Maharashtra
2Assistant Director, Regional office of Health and Family Welfare, Raipur, Chhattisgarh
3Dental Surgeon, Aurangabad
*Corresponding author: Vinod Mundada, Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, Pin: 431001. Tel (Mobile): 919422289312, E mail: vdmundada@gmail.com
Online published on 11 November, 2013.
What are the Socio-demographic aspects of defaulters in animal bite cases?
To study the defaulter rate in animal bite cases?
To study the defaulters as per age, sexwise, residential status, socio-economic status.
Immunoprophylaxis clinic (IPC) at Govt. Medical College Dhule.
Hospital based prospective type of study.
3604 study subjects were participating during study period from January 2008-December 2008.
Chi-square test, proportion.
A total of 3604 patient were attended the ARV clinic for treatment of animal bite. The overall defaulter rate was 36.40%, 26.29% of the defaulters were Males, While 10.19% were female. The defaulter rate in case of full treatment advised case is more (46.48%) as compare to advised case. The high rate of defaulter was seen in age group 15–19 years i.e. 24.70%. Out of 3604 studies subject 2188 (60.72%) were in class II bite. Most of the study subject belongs to class-V socioeconomic status (50%). 65% defaulters were in class V socioeconomic status. Maximum number of study subjects were of class-II bite i.e. 2188(60.71%) followed by class-III bite i.e. 1112(30.85%). There were 304 (8.44%) study subjects in class-I bite.
Defaulters, Not Defaulter's Socioeconomic Status, Class of Bite
