Table 3

Further information of the participants with pet-related injury as the latest injury (N=64)

NPer cent
Occurrence place of the injury
 Living room4773.4
 Bedroom710.8
 Bathroom57.8
 Others57.8
Occurrence day of the injury
 Weekday3046.9
 Weekend and holiday2335.9
 Don't know1117.2
Body part injured‡
 Hands5179.7
 Legs1015.6
 Arms34.7
 Head23.1
 Body11.6
The pet involved
 Cat3351.6
 Dog2742.2
 Others†46.2
The pet ever received any vaccination
 No1117.2
 Yes4570.3
 Don't know812.5
Owner of the pet related
 Yes5992.2
 No57.8
Interaction before attack
 Playing with the pet3859.4
 Cleaning the pet69.4
 Training the pet57.8
 Others1523.4
Ever attacked by the same pet before
 Yes2945.3
 No3554.7
Treatment of the injury
 None1523.4
 Self-treatment4062.5
 Others (including medical care and treated by other persons)914.1
Absence from work or school caused by the injury
 No1320.3
 Yes5179.7
 <1 day4894.1
 ≥1 day35.9
Recovery time of the injury (days)
 <34570.3
 3–71320.3
 >769.4
  • ‡As there were three injuries in which two body parts of the injured participants were injured, the sum of “n” is 67, not 64. However, the denominator is still the number of injured persons (N=64), so the sum of “%” is more than 100%.

  • †Others included rabbits, birds, guinea pigs, hamsters and so forth.