Geographic Variation in Access to Dog-Bite Care in Pakistan and Risk of Dog-Bite Exposure in Karachi: Prospective Surveillance Using a Low-Cost Mobile Phone System

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The study aims to assess the access to care for dog-bites and the risk of exposure to rabies in Karachi, Pakistan.
Conducted prospective surveillance using mobile phones across nine emergency rooms in Pakistan.
Identified 6212 dog-bite cases over two years, analyzing severity and spatial distribution of cases.
Evaluated health-seeking behaviors and travel times to emergency care in relation to locality.
59.7% of dog-bite cases were reported from Karachi, with a significant clustering of cases identified.
Patients in larger public hospitals demonstrated lower odds of seeking immediate care outside the ER (OR = 0.20, 95% CI 0.17-0.23, p<0.01).
The mHealth surveillance system operated at an average cost of USD 7.15 per reported case.

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Prospective surveillance reveals differences in dog-bite care access and exposure risk in urban Pakistan, suggesting future health strategies.

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Zaidi et al. (2013) studied this question.

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