Snakebite prevalence and risk factors in a nomadic population in Samburu County, Kenya: A community-based survey.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Snakebite is an important public health concern, especially in tropical areas, but the true burden remains unclear due to sub-optimal reporting and over-reliance on health facility-based data.

Methods

A community-based cross-sectional survey was conducted in Samburu County, Kenya from December 2019 to March 2020. Geospatial techniques were used to create a sampling frame of all households in Samburu County and a multistage cluster sampling strategy to select households and recruit study participants. Five year prevalence and mortality rates were estimated, the characteristics and circumstances of snakebite were described, and multilevel logistic regression models were built to identify independent risk factors for snakebite.

Results

We recruited 3,610 ind

SUBMITTER: Tianyi FL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10760648 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature