Nearly 45.07% (142/315) consulted for anti-rabies treatment in 24 hours, 23.17% (73/315) consulted in 24-48 hours, 14.60 (46/315) consulted after 48 hours of the animal bite. Whereas 17.14% (54/315) did not remember the time of the bite.
Out of 315 53.01% (167/315) respondents treated wound by washing with soap & water & at home in, 30.15% (95/315) used home remedy for & 8.88% (28/315) used non allopathic medicine for managing animal bite & 7.93% (25/315) consulted at the hospital right away.
Duration of initiation of treatment following animal bite is not associated significantly with other social demographic factors (Table 2). A statistically significant (Chi sq-53.6, df-9, P