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. 2017 Nov 6;11(11):e0006073. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006073

Table 1. Pattern of health seeking behaviour following snakebite.

Primary heath seeking behaviour Secondary health seeking behaviour
Allopathic treatment Traditional treatment Allopathic treatment Traditional treatment
Envenomed (n = 321) 227 (70.7%) 94 (29.2%) 47 (14.6%) 37 (11.5%)
Non-envenomed (n = 361) 154 (42,7%) 207 (57.3%) 16 (4.4%) 15 (4.1%)
Inpatient care (n = 369) 346 (93.8%) 23 (6.2%) Not available Not available

All the percentages are calculated using row totals (i.e. numbers given in the first column). Inpatient care includes both envenomed and non-envenomed individuals. Secondary health seeking denotes number of individuals from those who had sought primary health seeking initially.