01539nas a2200169 4500000000100000008004100001260001600042653001500058653001500073653003400088100001200122700001500134700001300149245012900162520106400291022001401355 2020 d bElsevier BV 10 aSnakebites 10 aclustering 10 aHealth Information Management 1 aSalve P 1 aVatavati S 1 aHallad J 00 aClustering the envenoming of snakebite in India: The district level analysis using Health Management Information System data 3 aAim
The study aims to estimate the prevalence of snakebite and deaths due to animal bites and stings in India.
Methods
The study used Health Management Information System data of years 2017-18 and 2018-19.
Results
Results estimated that 2,00,492 and 2,30,950 persons were envenomed due to the snakebites in the respective years 2017-18 and 2018-19 in India. West Bengal (36.6 person), Tamil Nadu (36.6), Goa (34.5), Maharashtra (32.4), Andhra Pradesh (31.7), Odisha (27.1) and Karnataka (20.3) have higher prevalence of snakebites per 100,000 populations during 2017-18. In 2018-19, cases were increased for West Bengal (39.4), Odisha (37.0), Tamil Nadu (36.4), Andhra Pradesh (35.3) and Maharashtra (35.0). The results also highlighted that 9,200 (2017-18) and 8,890 (2018-19) persons are died due to the animal bites and stings in India.
Conclusion
Our findings significantly contributes in the policy making at the administrative level including district level, state level and eventually to the nation. a2213-3984