Table 5. Time of bite, and pre-hospital first aid measures taken by victims who presented to Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital during the study period.
| Variable | Frequency (n=127) |
|---|---|
| Time of bite | |
| 06:00–11:59 | 22 (17.3%) |
| 12:00–17:59 | 24 (18.9%) |
| 18:00–23:59 | 49 (38.6%) |
| 00:00–05:59 | 9 (7.1%) |
| No data | 23 (18.1%) |
| Pre-hospital measures | |
| None | 86 (67.7%) |
| Tourniquet only | 14 (11.0%) |
| Herbal medicine only | 10 (7.9%) |
| Tourniquet, incisions, herbal medicine | 9 (7.1%) |
| Herbal medicine, incisions | 3 (2.4%) |
| Incisions only | 2 (1.6%) |
| Burning matchstick at the site of the bite | 1 (0.8%) |
| Herbal medicine, limb immobilization | 1 (0.8%) |
| Herbal medicine, cleaning wound with
cold water |
1 (0.8%) |
| Tourniquet, cloth impregnated with
charcoal |
1 (0.8%) |
| Tourniquet, incisions | 1 (0.8%) |
| Tourniquet, application of vaseline at the
site of the bite |
1 (0.8%) |
| Cleaning the wound with potassium
permanganate |
1 (0.8%) |
| Cleaning the wound with povidone-
iodine |
1 (0.8%) |
| Tourniquet, pouring paraffin on the site
of the bite |
1 (0.8%) |