Temporal Trends of Dog Bite Cases and their Correlation with Meteorological Factors in a Metropolitan City.

IF 0.9 Q4 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Indian Journal of Community Medicine Pub Date : 2025-05-01 Epub Date: 2025-02-01 DOI:10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_784_23

Dinesh Asokan, Anjali Mall, Lalit Sankhe, Nagaraj Jaganathasamy, Geeta Pardeshi

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Abstract

Background: Dog bites are a major public health concern in India. Understanding the temporal trends of dog bites and their correlation with meteorological data will help develop effective strategies for prevention under one health program. Assessment of temporal trends of dog bite cases and their correlation with meteorological factors.

Methodology: A retrospective secondary data analysis was conducted using the data of 2022 dog bite cases reported at a tertiary care hospital in Mumbai. The month-wise temporal trend was described, and its correlation was assessed with meteorological data retrieved from the regional meteorological center by using Spearman's correlation coefficient.

Conclusion: Of the 3350 dog bite cases that attended the outpatient department, 2368 (70.7%) were below 40 years of age, 2733 (81.6%) were males, and 2621 (78.18%) had category III bites. We found a positive correlation between the number of dog bites and temperature (ρ = 0.650, P = 0.022) and average sun hours (ρ =0.804, P = 0.002). A negative correlation was found between rainfall (ρ = -0.845, P = 0.001), humidity (ρ = -0.730, P = 0.007), and rainy days (ρ = -0.804, P = 0.002). A similar correlation pattern was found for category III bites.

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某市犬咬伤事件的时间变化趋势及其与气象因素的相关性

背景：狗咬伤是印度一个主要的公共卫生问题。了解狗咬伤的时间趋势及其与气象数据的相关性将有助于制定有效的预防战略。犬咬伤病例的时间变化趋势及其与气象因素的相关性分析。方法：利用孟买一家三级医院报告的2022例狗咬伤病例的数据进行回顾性二级数据分析。利用区域气象中心气象资料，利用Spearman相关系数对逐月变化趋势进行了分析。结论：门诊3350例犬咬伤患者中，40岁以下2368例（70.7%），男性2733例（81.6%），III类咬伤2621例（78.18%）。我们发现狗咬伤次数与温度（ρ = 0.650, P = 0.022）和平均日照时数（ρ =0.804, P = 0.002）呈正相关。降雨量（ρ = -0.845, P = 0.001）、湿度（ρ = -0.730, P = 0.007）和雨天（ρ = -0.804, P = 0.002）之间呈负相关。在III类咬伤中发现了类似的相关模式。

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Indian Journal of Community Medicine PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-

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1.30

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49 weeks

期刊介绍： The Indian Journal of Community Medicine (IJCM, ISSN 0970-0218), is the official organ & the only official journal of the Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine (IAPSM). It is a peer-reviewed journal which is published Quarterly. The journal publishes original research articles, focusing on family health care, epidemiology, biostatistics, public health administration, health care delivery, national health problems, medical anthropology and social medicine, invited annotations and comments, invited papers on recent advances, clinical and epidemiological diagnosis and management; editorial correspondence and book reviews.