| |
[ALL]
|
Kwale
|
Mbita
|
p
|
|---|
|
N = 396
|
N = 315
|
N = 81
|
|---|
|
Treated at formal facility
|
201 (50.8%)
|
158 (50.2%)
|
43 (53.1%)
|
0.730
|
|
Treated by traditional healer
|
213 (53.8%)
|
159 (50.5%)
|
54 (66.7%)
|
0.013
|
|
Formal treatment only
|
127 (32.1%)
|
109 (34.6%)
|
18 (22.2%)
|
0.046
|
|
Traditional healer only
|
139 (35.1%)
|
110 (34.9%)
|
29 (35.8%)
|
0.986
|
|
Both formal and traditional
|
74 (18.7%)
|
49 (15.6%)
|
25 (30.9%)
|
0.003
|
|
Did not seek treatment
|
56 (14.1%)
|
47 (14.9%)
|
9 (11.1%)
|
0.485
|
|
Length of time until formal treatment
|
|
Same day
|
155 (77.5%)
|
127 (80.4%)
|
28 (66.7%)
|
0.035
|
|
Following day
|
35 (17.5%)
|
22 (13.9%)
|
13 (31.0%)
|
|
2–3 days after the bite
|
7 (3.50%)
|
7 (4.43%)
|
0 (0.00%)
|
|
Within a week later
|
3 (1.50%)
|
2 (1.27%)
|
1 (2.38%)
|
|
Clinical manifestations
|
|
Vomiting
|
70 (17.8%)
|
39 (12.4%)
|
31 (39.2%)
|
< 0.001
|
|
Loss of consciousness
|
43 (10.9%)
|
22 (7.01%)
|
21 (26.6%)
|
< 0.001
|
|
Paralysis
|
2 (0.51%)
|
1 (0.32%)
|
1 (1.23%)
|
0.368
|
|
Scarring
|
52 (13.2%)
|
33 (10.5%)
|
19 (24.1%)
|
0.003
|
|
Permanent physical debilitation
|
42 (11.0%)
|
14 (4.59%)
|
28 (35.9%)
|
< 0.001
|
|
Died
|
16 (4.04%)
|
11 (3.49%)
|
5 (6.17%)
|
0.338
|
- p-values are from Chi-square tests for Independence between region and categorical variables
