Table 2.
Nursing students' responses to self-assessment questions.
| Question∗ | Number (%) |
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| “How would you rate your snakebite knowledge?” | |
| Good | 58 (29) |
| Average | 98 (49) |
| Poor | 44 (22) |
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| “How would you rate your demands for knowledge about snakebite?” | |
| High | 76 (38) |
| Moderate | 101 (50.5) |
| Low | 23 (11.5) |
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| “Have you ever experienced snakebite?” | |
| Yes | 32 (16) |
| No | 168 (84) |
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| “Have any of your family members ever had a snakebite?” | |
| Yes | 40 (20) |
| No | 160 (80) |
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| “Have you been getting training to deal with patients with snakebites?” | |
| Yes | 84 (42) |
| No | 116 (58) |
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| “Do you believe there is a need for snakebite management training?” | |
| Yes | 177 (88.5) |
| No | 23 (11.5) |
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| “Do you believe there is an appropriate facility for snakebite treatment in hospitals?” | |
| Yes | 133 (66.5) |
| No | 67 (33.5) |
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| “Where did you get the snakebite knowledge?” | |
| Medical education | 87 (43) |
| Television | 72 (36) |
| Books/magazine/newspapers | 42 (21) |
| Families/friends | 33 (16.5) |
| Internet | 99 (49.5) |
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| “When you face a snakebite, what is your first reaction?” | |
| Too nervous to do anything | 42 (21) |
| Call for a surgeon or medical colleague | 132 (66) |
| Take simple intervention immediately | 47 (23) |