Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of patients admitted into snakebite wards, General Hospital Kaltungo, 2016 (n = 187)
Socio-demographic variables | Frequency | Proportion (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | ||
<20 | 17 | 9.1 |
20–49 | 136 | 72.7 |
>49 | 34 | 18.2 |
Gender | ||
Male | 154 | 82.4 |
Female | 33 | 17.6 |
Education | ||
Formal | 78 | 41.7 |
No formal education | 109 | 58.3 |
Occupation | ||
Farming | 101 | 54.0 |
Cattle rearing | 49 | 26.2 |
Student | 12 | 6.4 |
Others | 25 | 13.4 |
Average monthly income (dollars) | ||
Rich (>150) | 48 | 25.7 |
Average (70–150) | 45 | 24.1 |
Poor (40–69) | 49 | 26.2 |
Very poor (<40) | 45 | 24.1 |
Distance to health facility (Km) | ||
<50 | 21 | 11.2 |
50–99 | 32 | 17.1 |
100–149 | 38 | 20.3 |
150–199 | 60 | 32.1 |
>200 | 36 | 19.3 |
Time taken to reach health facility (h) | ||
<4 | 54 | 28.9 |
4–8 | 44 | 23.5 |
>8 | 89 | 47.6 |
Previous history of snake bite | ||
Yes | 35 | 18.7 |
No | 152 | 81.3 |
Site of snakebite | ||
Leg | 113 | 60.4 |
Hand | 70 | 37.4 |
Others | 4 | 2.2 |
Snake type | ||
Carpet Viper | 164 | 87.7 |
Puff adder | 5 | 2.7 |
Cobra | 4 | 2.1 |
Not seen | 14 | 7.5 |
Where was patient when bitten by snake | ||
At home | 24 | 12.8 |
At the farm | 128 | 68.4 |
At the stream | 4 | 2.1 |
Bush path | 31 | 16.6 |
Classification of depression | ||
Mild | 25 | 13.4 |
Moderate | 14 | 7.5 |
Severe | 8 | 4.3 |
No depression | 140 | 74.9 |
Treatment cost | ||
>14,400 | 46 | 24.6 |
<14,400 | 141 | 75.4 |
Any snakebite complication | ||
Yes | 25 | 13.4 |
No | 162 | 86.6 |