Table 4.
Financial and social consequences of a snakebite, personally experienced and observed
| Personally bitten (N = 50) | Observed snakebite (N = 141) | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | ||
| Ability to work affected by snakebite | |||||
| No | 27 | 54.0 | NA | NA | – |
| Yes | 22 | 44.0 | NA | NA | |
| Don’t know | 1 | 2.0 | NA | NA | |
| Able to do same job after snakebite as before | |||||
| No | 30 | 60.0 | NA | NA | – |
| Yes | 17 | 34.0 | NA | NA | |
| Don’t know | 3 | 6.0 | NA | NA | |
| Loss of job due to snakebite | |||||
| No | 42 | 84.0 | 99 | 70.2 | 0.001 |
| Yes | 7 | 14.0 | 10 | 7.1 | |
| Don’t know | 1 | 2.0 | 32 | 22.7 | |
| Loss of income due to snakebite | |||||
| No | 29 | 58.0 | 100 | 70.9 | < 0.001 |
| Yes | 19 | 38.0 | 17 | 12.1 | |
| Don’t know | 2 | 4.0 | 24 | 17.0 | |
| Debt due to snakebite | |||||
| No | 38 | 76.0 | 93 | 66.0 | 0.002 |
| Yes | 10 | 20.0 | 14 | 9.9 | |
| Don’t know | 2 | 4.0 | 34 | 24.1 | |
| Unable to afford hospital bills for snakebite treatment | |||||
| No | 26 | 52.0 | 93 | 66.4 | < 0.001 |
| Yes | 23 | 46.0 | 16 | 11.4 | |
| Don’t know | 1 | 2.0 | 31 | 22.1 | |
| Socially excluded or stigmatized because of snakebite | |||||
| No | 45 | 90.0 | 114 | 80.9 | 0.063 |
| Yes | 3 | 6.0 | 5 | 3.6 | |
| Don’t know | 2 | 4.0 | 22 | 15.6 | |
NA = not applicable.