Students’ attitudes toward and knowledge about snakes in the semiarid region of Northeastern Brazil

Alves, Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega; Silva, Vanessa N.; Trovão, Dilma Maria Brito Melo; Oliveira, José Valberto de; Mourão, José da Silva; Dias, Thelma Lúcia Pereira; Alves, Ângelo Giuseppe Chaves; Lucena, Reinaldo Farias Paivade; Barboza, Raynner Rilke Duarte; Montenegro, Paulo Fernando Guedes Pereira; Vieira, Washington Luiz Silva; Souto, Wedson Medeiros Silva

doi:10.1186/1746-4269-10-30

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“…8 Similar challenges were even seen outside Asia in Brazil, Kenya and Australia. [9][10][11] Contrary to popular perception, it was found that illiterate Farmers could identify most of the venomous and nonvenomous Snakes correctly, and were better than a lot of other literate village dwellers in overall knowledge, attitude and practice.…”

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Knowledge, attitude and practice regarding snakes and snake bite among rural adult of Belagavi, Karnataka

Pathak

Metgud

2017

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: India is home to over 270 species of snakes, including 60 venomous. Belagavi, set in foothills of Western Ghats, is home to four major venomous snakes viz. Russell' s viper, spectacled cobra, common krait and saw scaled viper. Surveys suggest that around half of the snake bite related deaths take place in India and are largely avoidable and treatable. The objective of the study was to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice regarding Snakes and Snake bite among adult in a rural area of Belagavi, Karnataka. Methods: This community based cross-sectional study was conducted among 400 adults who were permanent residents of Kinaye village located in the field practice area of JN Medical College, Belagavi. A predesigned and pretested questionnaire was used to assess their knowledge, attitude and practice after taking written informed consent. Results: Most of the study participants when shown different photographs could differentiate between venomous and non-venomous snakes and their bite marks. 100% of the study participants knew that medical treatment was available for snakebite and would rush to a health facility in an event of snakebite. Most common venomous Snake to be identified was Spectacled Cobra (72%) while Common Krait was the least identified (24%). About 75% of study subjects correctly differentiated between the pictures of venomous and non-venomous Snake bite marks. Nearly 90.5% believed that Snakes bite for self-defence. Conclusions: In the present study majority of the participants had basic knowledge about Snake identification and snakebite. Most correctly identified venomous and non-venomous Snakes was Spectacled Cobra and Green Vine Snake respectively, while most incorrectly identified venomous Snake was common Krait. All the participants knew that there is medical treatment available for snakebite and most of them were in favour of not killing Snakes.

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Knowledge, attitude and practice regarding snakes and snake bite among rural adult of Belagavi, Karnataka

Pathak

Metgud

2017

Int J Community Med Public Health

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“…When the snake bite is associated with envenomation, the definitive treatment is antivenom therapy and it should be administered when indicated [16]. The people have tendency to kill the snakes when they see them and more often when the snakes bite [25]. The snakes are important creatures to maintain ecological harmony and should preserved.…”

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Knowledge of first aid methods and attitude about snake bite among medical students: a cross sectional observational study

Subedi

Paudel

Khadka

et al. 2018

J Occup Med Toxicol

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BackgroundSnake bite is a neglected public health problem in tropical and subtropical region. The study was conducted with objectives to determine the knowledge of first aid methods in snake bite and the perception of snake bite among the medical students of Gandaki Medical College, Pokhara, Nepal.MethodsWe conducted a cross sectional survey among 302 (231 preclinical and 71 clinical) Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) students of Gandaki Medical College using a pretested questionnaire to assess the knowledge of first aid of snake bite based on WHO protocol and perception of snakebite. The study duration was from January to May 2018. The total score of the knowledge was obtained and compared among variables using Mann-Whitney U test. Chi square test was used for comparing the responses with the level of students. P value of < 0.05 was considered as significant.ResultsAmong 302 respondents, 193(63.9%) were from Mountain districts. The families of 25 (8.3%) respondents were bitten by snakes. The correct responses were significantly higher from the 71 (23.5%) clinical students for most of the questions and the knowledge score of clinical students was significantly higher than the 231 (76.5%) preclinical students. Twenty eight (9.27%) students believed that the snake should be killed after it bites the victim and 25 (8.28%) believed that the snake will capture the image of the offender who teases it and takes revenge later. School books were the commonest source of such knowledge among the preclinical students.ConclusionMost of the preclinical students had inadequate knowledge of first aid of snake bite. The common source of the knowledge was school books which often provide faulty knowledge. Only a few students had negative perception about snakes. Incorporation of proper first aid measures in the textbooks of various levels is essential.

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“…Such fear seems to be equal for all species of snakes, poisonous or not; this way of thinking seems to be like that of some inhabitants of northern Mexico [11, 18], from Brazil, [12, 15, 16], Portugal [13], and Nepal [14, 56], where snakes are sacrificed for fear of being bitten, and especially if these animals are large.…”

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Traditional use and perception of snakes by the Nahuas from Cuetzalan del Progreso, Puebla, Mexico

García-López

Villegas

Pacheco-Coronel

et al. 2017

J Ethnobiology Ethnomedicine

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BackgroundIndigenous cultures are the result of their adaptation to the natural surroundings, in such a way that, amongst their main features is a set of knowledge, technologies and strategies for the appropriation of nature. In Cuetzalan del Progreso, Puebla, Mexico snakes represent 71.1% of the total local herpetofauna; and in addition to this, different groups of Nahuas have shown to have information of their use of various snake species in many ways. This study was conducted to investigate the traditional uses of snakes in this cultural group.MethodsFormal and informal interviews were conducted with the inhabitants of the communities. During these interviews, 30 images of the different species of snakes present in the area were presented to the subjects, so that they would recognize them and reveal information about the knowledge they possess on them. A usage analysis was applied to each species considering the following categories: food purposes, medicinal, artisanal and magical-religious. Likewise, the frequency, the diversity and the value of use was estimated for these snakes.ResultsA total of 51 interviews were carried out. The individuals recognized 18 out of 30 images of snakes that were presented. The total of usage categories was five; we found that the magic-religious use was the most mentioned by 32 personas. Boa imperator and Antropoides nummifer were the species with the highest value of use. More than half of the interviewees mentioned killing snakes because they’re poisonous and aggressive. In the magic-religious aspect the “Danza de los Negritos” is highlighted; this is a local festival, brought by Africans, and alludes to snakes.ConclusionsThis study revealed that snakes are still very important for the culture in Cuetzalan del Progreso, finding that the magical-religious and the medicinal use stand out. On the other hand, the fear and misperception on the toxicity of snakes might represent a potential threat for their conservation. Therefore, it is necessary to carry out a long-term monitoring of the ethno-zoological activities, and develop a sustainable management plan compatible with the cultural characteristics of the natives of the region.

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Students’ attitudes toward and knowledge about snakes in the semiarid region of Northeastern Brazil

Cited by 79 publications

References 44 publications

Knowledge, attitude and practice regarding snakes and snake bite among rural adult of Belagavi, Karnataka

Knowledge, attitude and practice regarding snakes and snake bite among rural adult of Belagavi, Karnataka

Knowledge of first aid methods and attitude about snake bite among medical students: a cross sectional observational study

Traditional use and perception of snakes by the Nahuas from Cuetzalan del Progreso, Puebla, Mexico

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