Snakebite epidemiology and health-seeking behavior in Akonolinga health district, Cameroon: Cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Snakebite envenoming causes 81,000-138,000 annual human deaths and pain, terror, or disability in 4.5-5.4 million victims. Accurate community-based epidemiological data is scarce. Our objective was to assess snakebite incidence, mortality, and health-seeking behavior, in an affected health district of Cameroon.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional multicluster household survey in Akonolinga health district, Centre Region, Cameroon, from October to December 2016. Using probability-proportional-to-size, 20 villages were randomly selected, then, all inhabited households were systematically selected. Annual incidence and adjusted odds-ratio for predictors were estimated.

Findings

Among the 9,924 participants, 66 suffered a snakebite during the past year: the

SUBMITTER: Alcoba G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7343182 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature