A Descriptive Study on Obesity and Animal Exposure Cases attending an Anti-Rabies Clinic, Tertiary Care Hospital, Urban Bengaluru
Abstract
Introduction: India is endemic for rabies and at the same time, obesity is assuming an epidemic proportion. There is a need to find out proneness of animal bites among overweight/ obese people as they are less agile and mobile.
Objective: To determine the proportion of obesity among animal exposure cases and compare the type and severity of exposure between obese and non-obese cases.
Methodology: A descriptive study was conducted among 287 animal exposure cases visiting the anti-rabies clinic of a tertiary care hospital from June to December 2023.
Results: Of the cases, 185 (64.5%) cases were overweight/ obese. Majority (88.7%) of bites were by dogs, 63.3% were by stray animals, and 62.8% were unprovoked bites. All the category II and category III cases had received post-exposure prophylaxis.
Conclusion: The majority of the cases were overweight/ obese and had category III exposures. There was no significant difference in animal exposure between obese and non-obese cases.
How to cite this article:
Ramesh Masthi N R, Niveditha C S, Deekshith J R, Sanjay T V, Pranav Srivatsav R . A Descriptive Study on Obesity and Animal Exposure Cases Attending an Anti-Rabies Clinic, Tertiary Care Hospital, Urban Bengaluru. APCRI J. 2024;26(1):3-8.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24321/0973.5038.202403
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