Table 2 Victim profiles and bite conditions, both overall and by region
| Â | [ALL] | Kwale | Mbita | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 396 | N = 315 | N = 81 | ||
Respondent | ||||
      Self-reported | 203 (51.3%) | 154 (48.9%) | 49 (60.5%) | 0.082 |
      Proxy | 193 (48.7%) | 161 (51.1%) | 32 (39.5%) | |
Gender | ||||
      Female | 188 (47.5%) | 153 (48.6%) | 35 (43.2%) | 0.461 |
      Male | 208 (52.5%) | 162 (51.4%) | 46 (56.8%) | |
Age of respondent | 33.2 (18.7) | 33.9 (19.0) | 30.5 (17.4) | 0.136 |
Location of bite | ||||
      Foot or leg | 362 (91.9%) | 292 (93.3%) | 70 (86.4%) | 0.039 |
      Arm or hand | 26 (6.60%) | 15 (4.79%) | 11 (13.6%) | |
      Head/neck/face | 3 (0.76%) | 3 (0.96%) | 0 (0.00%) | |
      Torso | 3 (0.76%) | 3 (0.96%) | 0 (0.00%) | |
Season | ||||
      Dry | 262 (66.7%) | 214 (67.9%) | 48 (61.5%) | 0.348 |
      Rainy | 131 (33.3%) | 101 (32.1%) | 30 (38.5%) |  |
Location of incident | ||||
      In the field surrounding the house | 133 (33.6%) | 99 (31.4%) | 34 (42.0%) | 0.036 |
      In the compound | 101 (25.5%) | 84 (26.7%) | 17 (21.0%) | |
      Away from home or compound but outside | 61 (15.4%) | 52 (16.5%) | 9 (11.1%) | |
      Inside the house | 58 (14.6%) | 41 (13.0%) | 17 (21.0%) | |
      Away from home or compound but inside | 43 (10.9%) | 39 (12.4%) | 4 (4.94%) | |