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ArticleBulletin of the World Health Organization2024

Knowledge and practices related to snakebite prevention, China: a cross-sectional study.

Lanfen He, Chuanzhu Lv, Xingyue Song, Wenjie Hao, Juntao Wang, Yanlan Hu, Yu Chen, Yong Gan, Xiaotong Han, Shijiao Yan

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Article in Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Lanfen HeInternational School of Public Health and One Health, Hainan Medical University, No 3 Xueyuan Road, Longhua Zone, Haikou, Hainan Province, 571199, China.
Chuanzhu LvEmergency Medicine Center of the Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.
Xingyue SongDepartment of Emergency Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Haikou, China.
Wenjie HaoInternational School of Public Health and One Health, Hainan Medical University, No 3 Xueyuan Road, Longhua Zone, Haikou, Hainan Province, 571199, China.
Juntao WangInternational School of Public Health and One Health, Hainan Medical University, No 3 Xueyuan Road, Longhua Zone, Haikou, Hainan Province, 571199, China.
Yanlan HuInternational School of Public Health and One Health, Hainan Medical University, No 3 Xueyuan Road, Longhua Zone, Haikou, Hainan Province, 571199, China.
Yu ChenInternational School of Public Health and One Health, Hainan Medical University, No 3 Xueyuan Road, Longhua Zone, Haikou, Hainan Province, 571199, China.
Yong GanDepartment of Social Medicine and Health Management at the School of Public Health, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Xiaotong HanDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital of Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China.
Shijiao YanInternational School of Public Health and One Health, Hainan Medical University, No 3 Xueyuan Road, Longhua Zone, Haikou, Hainan Province, 571199, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: To assess knowledge and practices related to snakebite prevention among Chinese residents. Methods: By using a multistage random sampling approach augmented by snowball sampling, we surveyed residents from 10 provinces, one municipality and one autonomous region south of the Yangtze River Basin between May 2022 and February 2023. We supplemented the data with a national online survey. We used a Findings: We obtained 55 775 valid survey responses, 16 200 respondents from the face-to-face survey and 39 575 respondents from the online survey. Only 25.7% (14 325) respondents demonstrated adequate knowledge about snakebites whereas 25.6% (14 295) respondents knew basic first-aid practices or preventive behaviours. Age, marital status, educational attainment, occupation, type of residence and frequency of exposure to nature are significant independent variables affecting snakebite knowledge ( Conclusion: There is a notable shortfall in knowledge, first aid and preventive behaviours among Chinese residents regarding snakebites. Misguided first aid practices can severely compromise the effectiveness of evidence-based therapeutic interventions. Consequently, improving health education concerning snakes and snakebites in this population is needed.

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Snake BitesAnimalsChinaCross-Sectional StudiesHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansSnakesSurveys and Questionnaires

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