Assessment of snakebite management practices at Meserani Juu in Monduli District, Northern Tanzania.

ABSTRACT: Snakebite envenoming represents a tragically neglected tropical disease mostly affecting poor people living in remote areas of developing countries, primarily in sub-Saharan Africa. Anti-snake venom (ASV) is the only approved specific treatment for systemic envenoming from snakebite, but it remains largely unavailable in many parts of developing countries. There is paucity of data on snakebite management practice in Tanzania. This study aimed at assessing the community management practices of snakebite and availability of anti-snake venom in the public health facilities in Monduli District, Northern Tanzania. A cross sectional study was carried out between May and June, 2018 involving 67 victims, 147 other household members, and 35 public health facilities. A structured questionnaire, resp

SUBMITTER: Iddi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9778626 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature