Abstract:
The incidence of snakebites as determined by the study was much higher than that
suggested by hospital based morbidity data. However epidemiological features such as
the type of snake, bite group affected, seasonally and circumvents of bites were similar to
those reported in hospitals based studies. The practices and health seeking behavior
identified have an important influence on the outcome and there were aspects that were
amenable to correction. The intervention decreased the negative practices and improved
the positive practices highlighting the fact that the negative practices and improved the
positive practices highlighting the fact that a relatively low cost intervention in the
community could make a difference
