Epidemiology of animal bite in Iran during a 20-year period (1993–2013): a meta-analysis

Table 2 The incidence rate of variables in related subgroup

Group	Incidence (per 1000)	95% CI	P value*	Number of studies
Bite	13.20	12.10, 14.30	< 0.001	34
Gender
Male	14.90	13.70, 16.10	< 0.001	33
Female	4.55	4.20, 5.00	< 0.001	33
Location
Rural	17.45	15.60, 19.30	< 0.001	33
Urban	4.35	3.90, 4.75	< 0.001	33
Bite Side
Leg	7.00	6.50, 7.40	< 0.001	28
Hand	2.30	2.00, 2.60	< 0.001	27
Occupation
Student	2.80	2.45, 3.00	< 0.001	21
Housewife	2.10	1.80, 2.40	< 0.001	15
Farmer	1.80	1.55, 2.00	< 0.001	15
Animal type
Dog	10.40	9.70, 11.00	< 0.001	33
Cat	0.65	0.50, 0.70	< 0.001	28
wolf	0.035	0.025, 0.05	< 0.001	13
Fox	0.015	0.001, 0.02	< 0.001	12
Jackal	0.023	0.015, 0.03	< 0.001	11
Cow	0.35	0.25, 0.50	0.001	5
Animal dependency
Domestic	6.90	4.80, 9.00	< 0.001	13
Wild	0.30	0.10, 0.45	< 0.001	12
Stray	1.00	0.70, 1.30	< 0.001	9
Dog dependency
Domestic dog	7.15	5.20, 9.10	< 0.001	6
Stray dog	0.55	0.35, 0.75	< 0.001	6
Season
Spring	4.90	4.30, 5.45	< 0.001	19
Summer	3.35	2.85, 3.80	< 0.001	17
Fall	3.47	3.04, 3.90	< 0.001	18
Winter	3.40	2.90, 3.90	< 0.001	17
Bite type
Deep	0.65	0.55, 0.80	< 0.001	15
Superficial	4.40	3.55, 5.20	< 0.001	15
Prophylaxis treatment
Complete	3.65	3.15, 4.15	< 0.001	16
Incomplete	11.80	9.40, 14.15	< 0.001	15

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