Epidemiologic features of dog bites in Babylon province during the years 2012-2016

Other Title(s)

السمات الوبائية لعضات الكلاب في محافظه بابل خلال السنوات 2012-2016

Joint Authors

Birmani, Hadil Turki
Baei, Hasan Ulwan

Source

Medical Journal of Babylon

Issue

Vol. 14, Issue 3 (30 Sep. 2017), pp.461-469, 9 p.

Publisher

University of Babylon College of Medicine

Publication Date

2017-09-30

Country of Publication

Iraq

No. of Pages

9

Main Subjects

Pharmacy, Health & Medical Sciences

Abstract EN

Dog bites is a public health problem especially in low and middle income countries including Iraq in which epidemiologic studies on dog bites and rabies are very scarce.

A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted using Time Person Place epidemiologic model.

Male were significantly more predominate and younger than females victims p<0.001.

Children under ten years of age and students constituted the majority of dog bites cases (34.7%) and (37.7%) respectively.

The study revealed that one sixth of dog bites victims didn’t receive prophylactic anti rabies vaccine, only 17.8% of them had completed the five recommended doses.

Lower limbs were the main body site exposed to biting injuries which constituted 73.7% followed by upper limbs (20%), February and March showed the highest proportion of dog bites (24.7%).

the majority of dog bites (36.6%) were reported in Al-Hashmia district.

The problem of dog bite is an important health problem in Babylon affecting mainly male children more than four fifth of victims didn’t complete the recommended anti rabies prophylactic vaccination, strategic preventive health plan is strongly requested to prevent and control this health problem.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Birmani, Hadil Turki& Baei, Hasan Ulwan. 2017. Epidemiologic features of dog bites in Babylon province during the years 2012-2016. Medical Journal of Babylon،Vol. 14, no. 3, pp.461-469.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-796285

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Birmani, Hadil Turki& Baei, Hasan Ulwan. Epidemiologic features of dog bites in Babylon province during the years 2012-2016. Medical Journal of Babylon Vol. 14, no. 3 (2017), pp.461-469.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-796285

American Medical Association (AMA)

Birmani, Hadil Turki& Baei, Hasan Ulwan. Epidemiologic features of dog bites in Babylon province during the years 2012-2016. Medical Journal of Babylon. 2017. Vol. 14, no. 3, pp.461-469.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-796285

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references : p. 468-469

Record ID

BIM-796285