What is it about?
This study was done to understand how the proportion of Nigerian corp members who had ever had a snakebite and how much they know about snakebite, measures to prevent it, and important first aid measures for it. We found less than 1% with adequate knowledge, with males and those from the southwest geopolitical zone more likely to have adequate knowledge. We recommended snakebite education to this group to enable protect themselves and also help others during their service year
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Why is it important?
To understand the burden of snakebite in this population and probably generate some a non-hospital based estimate of snakebite in Nigeria. To understand some factors associated with knowledge of snakebite
Perspectives
This paper opens an important opportunity to educate these youth corp members on snakebite to levels that could be harnessed in the future to promote snakebite prevention in rural areas where many corp members are posted during the service year
Dr Godpower Chinedu Michael
Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital Kano, Nigeria
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This page is a summary of: Lifetime prevalence and knowledge of snakebite among graduates in Nigeria, Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, February 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP),
DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/trad006.
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