**3. Results**

**Table 2** shows the distribution of dog bite victims according to gender and zones (**Figure 1**). Overwhelmingly, the majority of victims in each zone are male. In the east zone, 82.23% of victims were males and 17.76% of victims were females. In the west zone, 71.90%, of victims were males and 28.09% of victims were females. In the north


#### **Table 2.**

*Distribution of victims according to gender and zone.*

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**Figure 1.**

*Distribution of dog bite victims according to gender and zone.*

zone, 75.94% of victims were males and 27.05% of victims were females. In the south zone, 73.06% of victims were males and 26.93% of victims were females. Statistically, there is a nonsignificant difference concerning gender for different zones. **Table 3** shows the distribution of victim age according to zones. In the east zone, 24.87%, of victims were aged 30–40 years, 19.28% of victims were aged 20–30 years, 14.72% were aged 10–20 years, 12.89% were aged 40–50 years, 12.69% were aged 1–10 years, 9.64% were aged 50–60 years, and the remaining 6.59% of victims were aged 60 years and older.

The same pattern was observed for the west, north, and south zones. Statistically, there is a nonsignificant difference concerning age for different zones. **Table 4** shows the date of reporting according to different zones. In the east zone, 67.51% of victims reported on the same day, 25.88% reported after a day or more, and the remaining 6.59% reported after a week. The same pattern was observed among the other zones. Statistically, there was a nonsignificant difference concerning the date of reporting for different zones. **Table 5** depicts the distribution of victims according to the time of


*Figures in parentheses indicate percentage.*

*\*indicates difference at 5% level of significance.*

#### **Table 3.**

*Distribution of dog bite victims according to age and zone.*


*Figures in parentheses indicate percentage.*

*\*indicates difference at 5% level of significance.*

#### **Table 4.**

*Distribution of dog bite victims according to date of reporting and zone.*


#### *\*indicates difference at 5% level of significance.*

#### **Table 5.**

*Distribution of dog bite victims according to time of exposure and zone.*


*Figures in parentheses indicate percentage.*

*\*indicates difference at 5% level of significance.*

#### **Table 6.**

*Distribution of dog bite victims according to time of reporting and zone.*

exposure for different zones. In the east zone, 53.80% of victims were bitten by dogs in the evening, 29.44% were bitten in the morning, 8.62% were bitten in the daytime, and 8.12% were bitten in the nighttime. The same pattern was again seen in the other
