Table 2

Description of study population in the years 1984–2006

Years 1984–2006
Total number of person-years at riskDog-bite injury hospitalisationsRabies post-exposure prophylaxis
Total numberAverage number per yearIncidence (95% CI*) per 100 000 person-yearsTotal numberAverage number per yearIncidence (95% CI*) per 100 000 person-years
All Manitoba jurisdictions26 266 54083836.43.19 (2.97 to 3.41)190382.77.24 (6.92 to 7.57)
 All jurisdictions that did not implement BSL in the years 1984–200610 024 04236315.83.62 (3.25 to 3.99)† 120852.512.05 (11.37 to 12.73)‡
  City of Brandon960 636241.02.50 (1.60 to 3.72) § 482.14.99 (3.68 to 6.62)
  Town of Flin Flon165 19570.34.24 (1.70 to 8.73) ** Not reportedNot reported2.42 (0.66 to 6.20)††
 All jurisdictions that implemented BSL sometime during years 1984–2006‡‡ 16 242 49847520.62.92 (2.66 to 3.19)† 69530.24.28 (3.96 to 4.60)‡
  City of Winnipeg14 684 95641718.12.84 (2.57 to 3.11) § 55424.13.77 (3.46 to 4.09)
  The Pas206 769120.55.72 (2.95 to 9.99) ** 120.55.72 (2.96 to 9.99)††

  • ↵* 95% Poisson CI.

  • ↵† Different at p value=0.002.

  • ↵‡ Different at p value <0.0001.

  • ↵§ Different at p value=0.542.

  • ↵ Different at p value=0.062.

  • ↵** Different at p value=0.528.

  • ↵†† Different at p value=0.136.

  • ↵‡‡ Includes 16 jurisdictions with ‘pit-bull’ specific ban listed in table 1.

  • BSL, breed-specific legislation.