Table 1. Sociodemographic and bite characteristics of study participants.

Characteristics (N = 121)	Frequency	Percent (%)
Age Age, median (IQR)	26 (18–35)
Gender
Male	91	75.2
Female	30	24.8
Formal education *
None	55	45.5
Primary	21	17.4
Secondary	41	33.9
Tertiary	3	2.5
Marital status
Single	47	38.8
Married	74	61.2
Occupation *
Farmer	54	44.6
Herder	15	12.4
Business/Artisan/Public servant	16	13.2
Students/Unemployed	33	26.3
Previous snakebite	18	14.9
Bite site *
Lower back	3	2.5
Lower limb	98	80.9
Upper limb	19	15.6

*Total number of participants is less than 121. Formal education& Bite site– 1(0.8%) missing. Occupation 3(2.5%) missing