Sociodemographic profile of patients with snakebite in Jharkhand

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dc.contributor.authorThakur, Vikramen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-28T06:36:31Z
dc.date.available2023-08-28T06:36:31Z
dc.date.issued2022-10
dc.description.abstractBackground:Snakebites are a very serious issue that affects people all around the world. The world health organization (WHO) has recently classified snake bites as one of the neglected tropical diseases.Methods:It was an observational, prospective and cross-sectional study conducted at the department of general medicine, (Rajendra institute of medical sciences, Ranchi). A total of 60 patients suffering with first time snakebite were selected for this study by using a purposive sampling technique. Demographic data of the 60 selected cases were recorded in pre-designed standard study forms by means of structured personal interview of patients and attendants after taking informed consent.Results:The mean age � standard deviation of participants� age was 37.35�.123.There were 61.7% tribal people and 38.3% non-tribal people. Out of 60 cases included in this study, 93 % were from rural area and only 7% belonged to urban areas. The sociodemographic analysis showed that 93% patients were belonging to lower socioeconomicstatus and 7% were belonging to middle socioeconomic statusConclusions:The present study concluded that majority of the snakebite fresh cases in Jharkhand belonged to male gender. Majority of cases fell in the age range of 16-48 years, majority of casesbelonged to tribal community and rural areas.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of General Medicine, Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Ranchi, Jharkhand, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationThakur Vikram. Sociodemographic profile of patients with snakebite in Jharkhand. International Journal of Advances in Medicine. 2022 Oct; 9(10): 1001-1005en_US
dc.identifier.issn2349-3933
dc.identifier.issn2349-3925
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/225885
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMedip Academyen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber10en_US
dc.relation.volume9en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2349-3933.ijam20222396en_US
dc.subjectSnakebiteen_US
dc.subjectLower socioeconomic statusen_US
dc.subjectRural areasen_US
dc.subjectTribal community in Jharkhanden_US
dc.titleSociodemographic profile of patients with snakebite in Jharkhanden_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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