Estimating epidemiological and economic burden and community derived disability weights for snake bite in Kerala: a study protocol.

ABSTRACT: Background: In India, lack of data and underreporting of cases and deaths due to snakebite makes it difficult to estimate its socio-economic burden. Previous studies measuring economic burden of snakebite in low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs) using different approaches have been conducted, but none  in India. The proposed study aims to provide evidence on disability weights, epidemiological and economic burden due to snakebites in Kerala state, India. Protocol: The study is a community based cross-sectional study recruiting victims of snakebite occurring over a 12 month period prior to start of the study , across  Ernakulam district, Kerala state, India. For the community-derived disability weights,70 adult patients who were treated within a 3 month period prior to comme

SUBMITTER: Menon JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8278250 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature