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. 2016 Jul 8;10(7):e0004813. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004813

Table 2. Reported and estimated snakebites and envenoming bites by sex, age, education, employment and income.

Snakebite (in sample) Envenoming bites (in sample)
Sex
 Male n (%) 418 (0.25) 193 (0.12)
 Female n (%) 277 (0.17) 130 (0.08)
Age
 Median (IQR) 42 (31–54) 42 (30–53)
Snakebite incidence [95%CI] (per 100’000 population) Envenoming incidence [95%CI] (per 100’000 population)
Sex
 Male 478 (414–541) 176 (146–207)
 Female 320 (273–367) 126 (100–154)
Education
 No-schooling 509 (281–737) 265 (102–429)
 Primary (1–5) 520 (427–613) 234 (178–289)
 Secondary (6–11) 458 (400–517) 174 (143–205)
 Up to Advance level 286 (219–353) 82 (51–114)
 Above Advance level 124 (38–212) 54 (08–100)
Employment
 Field workers 460 (411–509) 197 (167–226)
 Others 290 (224–355) 70 (47–94)
Average monthly income (Rupees) (1US$ = SLRs.145)
 < 5000 461 (341–582) 280 (186–375)
 5000–10000 436 (353–519) 224 (169–279)
 10000–20000 340 (275–406) 157 (116–197)
 20000–35000 436 (350–521) 106 (76–136)
 >35000 352 (230–474) 100 (43–158)