TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Injuries due to animal bites: A descriptive study
JO  - Journal of clinical research and governance
A1  - Majidpour, Ali
A1  - Sadeghi-Bazargani, Homayoun
A1  - Habibzadeh, Shahin
SP  - 22
EP  - 24
VL  - 1
IS  - 1
N2  - Purpose: The aim of this study was  to assess some epidemiologic features of animal bites in Ardabil Province.    METHODS: In this descriptive study questionnaires were completed to collect epidemiologic data for all  cases of animal bites reported during a one year period in Ardabil Province.    RESULTS: The total number of subjects exposed to animal bites was 4331. Males comprised 75% of cases and 1072 (25%) were female victims. The highest incidence rate was observed in 30-50 years age group. Animal bites were more common in summer. In 3078 cases (70.89%), legs were the main site of bite.    CONCLUSIONS: This study confirms that animal bites, as possible rabies exposures, make an important public health problem in Ardabil province north-west of Iran.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2001-5682
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.13183/jcrg.v1i1.4
ID  - ref1
ER  -