Temporal Trends of Dog Bite Cases and their Correlation with Meteorological Factors in a Metropolitan City
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 co...
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| author | Dinesh Asokan Anjali Mall Lalit Sankhe Nagaraj Jaganathasamy Geeta Pardeshi |
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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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| spelling | doaj-art-73aa4c95c1b946b98b6bac853c04af0c2025-08-20T02:05:23ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Community Medicine0970-02181998-35812025-05-0150342342710.4103/ijcm.ijcm_784_23Temporal Trends of Dog Bite Cases and their Correlation with Meteorological Factors in a Metropolitan CityDinesh AsokanAnjali MallLalit SankheNagaraj JaganathasamyGeeta PardeshiBackground: 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.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_784_23dog bitemeteorological datatemporal trends |
| spellingShingle | Dinesh Asokan Anjali Mall Lalit Sankhe Nagaraj Jaganathasamy Geeta Pardeshi Temporal Trends of Dog Bite Cases and their Correlation with Meteorological Factors in a Metropolitan City Indian Journal of Community Medicine dog bite meteorological data temporal trends |
| title | Temporal Trends of Dog Bite Cases and their Correlation with Meteorological Factors in a Metropolitan City |
| title_full | Temporal Trends of Dog Bite Cases and their Correlation with Meteorological Factors in a Metropolitan City |
| title_fullStr | Temporal Trends of Dog Bite Cases and their Correlation with Meteorological Factors in a Metropolitan City |
| title_full_unstemmed | Temporal Trends of Dog Bite Cases and their Correlation with Meteorological Factors in a Metropolitan City |
| title_short | Temporal Trends of Dog Bite Cases and their Correlation with Meteorological Factors in a Metropolitan City |
| title_sort | temporal trends of dog bite cases and their correlation with meteorological factors in a metropolitan city |
| topic | dog bite meteorological data temporal trends |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_784_23 |
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