Table 3.
Non-reporting rate of snakebite cases according to gender, occupation, age group, religion as well as place, time and site of snakebite
| Variable | No. snakebite cases | No. non reported cases (%) | Chi-square (p-value) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||
| Male | 198 | 126 (63.6) | 1.194 (0.275) |
| Female | 318 | 187 (58.8) | 1.194 (0.275) |
| Occupation | |||
| Housewives | 70 | 31 (44.3) | 15.107 (0.004)b |
| Students | 58 | 39 (67.2) | |
| Traders | 41 | 31 (75.6) | |
| Civil servants | 102 | 56 (54.9) | |
| Farmer/Breeders | 245 | 156 (63.7) | |
| Age groups | |||
| < 21 years old | 74 | 51 (68.9) | 7.039 (0.071) |
| 21–40 years old | 114 | 77 (67.5) | |
| 41–50 years old | 207 | 115 (55.6) | |
| > 50 years old | 121 | 70 (57.9) | |
| Religion | |||
| Catholicism | 376 | 252 (67.0) | 33.782 (< 0.0001)b |
| Protestantism | 80 | 37 (46.3) | |
| Islamism | 21 | 4 (19.0) | |
| Othera | 26 | 10 (38.5) | |
| Place snakebite occurred | |||
| Home | 133 | 86 (64.7) | 9.294 (0.010)b |
| Road | 161 | 82 (50.9) | |
| Workplace | 222 | 145 (65.3) | |
| Time snakebite | |||
| Morning | 97 | 59 (60.8) | 4.658 (0.097) |
| Afternoon | 266 | 172 (64.7) | |
| Night | 152 | 82 (53.9) | |
| Site snakebite | |||
| Upper member | 169 | 122 (72.2) | 24.670 (< 0.0001)b |
| Lower member | 333 | 183 (55.0) | |
| Body | 9 | 8 (88.9) | |
| Head | 5 | 0 (0.0) | |
No. number of; a: animism and non-believers; b: significant difference