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Study of Some Socio-Demographic Aspects of Defaulters in Animal Bite Cases at SBH Govt. Medical College, Dhule


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1 Department of Community Medicine Government Medical College, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, Pin: 431001, India
2 Regional office of Health and Family Welfare, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India
3 Aurangabad, India
     

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Research question: What are the Socio-demographic aspects of defaulters in animal bite cases?

Objectives:

1. To study the defaulter rate in animal bite cases?

2. To study the defaulters as per age, sexwise, residential status, socio-economic status.

Study Setting: Immunoprophylaxis clinic (IPC) at Govt. Medical College Dhule.

Study design: Hospital based prospective type of study.

Study participants: 3604 study subjects were participating during study period from January 2008- December 2008.

Statistical analysis: Chi-square test, proportion.

Results: 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.


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Defaulters, Not Defaulter's Socioeconomic Status, Class of Bite
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Authors

Vinod D Mundada
Department of Community Medicine Government Medical College, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, Pin: 431001, India
Sunil V Gitte
Regional office of Health and Family Welfare, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India
V V Mundada
Aurangabad, India

Abstract


Research question: What are the Socio-demographic aspects of defaulters in animal bite cases?

Objectives:

1. To study the defaulter rate in animal bite cases?

2. To study the defaulters as per age, sexwise, residential status, socio-economic status.

Study Setting: Immunoprophylaxis clinic (IPC) at Govt. Medical College Dhule.

Study design: Hospital based prospective type of study.

Study participants: 3604 study subjects were participating during study period from January 2008- December 2008.

Statistical analysis: Chi-square test, proportion.

Results: 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.


Keywords


Defaulters, Not Defaulter's Socioeconomic Status, Class of Bite

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