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- Title
Knowledge and First Aid Practices Regarding Snake Bites An Experience of Southern Punjab, Pakistan.
- Authors
Shah, Hassan Bin Usman; Khan, Muhammad Ahmed; Khalid, Muhammad; Akram, Sumera
- Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To assess the level of knowledge and first aid practices regarding Snake Bites in urban and rural settings of Bahawalpur. STUDY DESIGN: A Comparative cross sectional study PLACE AND DURATION: Six months, from 1st August 2015 to 1st February 2016, in the urban and rural communities of Bahawalpur and Bahawal Victoria Hospital. METHODOLOGY: A close ended validated questionnaire translated in local language was used to interview 693 participants; adopting a two-stage cluster sampling strategy. Urban and rural community knowledge on snakes, snake bites and first aid measures was assessed. RESULTS: Majority of the participants (74%) whether urban or rural residents had the impression that all the snakes are poisonous. Around 79% participants had correct knowledge about the snake bite seasons. Incorrect knowledge of first aid techniques like use of tourniquet, herbs, sucking the blood and going to the faith healers/snake charmers were more seen in the rural areas. Around 56% of the urban population had the correct knowledge of anti-snake venom. CONCLUSION: This study points to certain lacunae in the knowledge and practices on snake bite and its first aid management between urban and rural population. There is a paucity of knowledge on snakebites and its first aid management predominantly in the rural areas. Comparing urban and rural population, people living in urban areas have better knowledge.
- Subjects
BAHAWALPUR (Pakistan); FIRST aid training; SNAKEBITES; CITY dwellers; RURAL population; CROSS-sectional method; PREVENTION
- Publication
Isra Medical Journal, 2017, Vol 9, Issue 4, p238
- ISSN
2073-8285
- Publication type
Article