Epidemiological study of snake-bite cases referred to health centers in the Behbahan city (2007-2018)

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Department of medical laboratory, Behbahan Faculty of Medical Sciences, Behbahan, Iran

2 BSc of public health, Behbahan Faculty of Medical sciences, Behbahan, Iran

3 MSc student, Master of Environment, Behbahan Environmental Protection Office, Behbahan, Iran

4 MSc of Epidemiology, Behbahan Faculty of Medical Sciences, Behbahan, Iran

5 BSc of public health, Behbahan Faculty of Medical sciences, Behbahan, Iran.

Abstract

Introduction: More than 5 million snakebites occur annually in the world. Iran is second only to Mexico in the world in terms of venomous animal bites, and 250,000 venomous bites are recorded annually. 10,000 of which are snakebites.
Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, demographic information of all snakebite victims in Behbahan medical centers who referred during the years 1397-1387 was collected and recorded based on the standard checklist of the Disease Management Center of the Ministry of Health and then Analyzed using SPSS software and tables and graphs were drawn.
Results: 903 cases of snake bites were recorded in Behbahan and the annual incidence rate was 30 per 100,000 people; 49.5% were outpatients and 50.5% were hospitalized; Of these, 74.2% were male and the highest age group was 15 to 25 years. 77% of bites occurred in rural areas and 33% on the outskirts of cities; The use of snakebite antinomy in this study was 3.6 vials for each case, most of which were bitten by snake bites.
Conclusion: Due to the prevalence of snakebite in Behbahan compared to national statistics and the high cost of treatment and production of snakebite serum and to reduce the burden of disease and the possibility of exporting this valuable product and also to maintain and promote public health, training ways to prevent snakebite, especially in rural areas and the outskirts of cities with hot climates are very necessary and affordable.

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Volume 25, Issue 4
September 2021

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