Long-term health complications following snake envenoming

Figures & data

Figure 1 Distribution of long-term specific and nonspecific complications following snakebite.

Table 1 Characteristics of the snakebite victims with persisting health complications following snakebite (N=112)

Characteristic	N	%
Gender
Male	62	55.4
Female	50	44.6
Age group
1–39 years	44	39.3
≥40 years	68	60.7
Highest level of education
Primary education	53	47.3
Beyond primary education	59	52.7
Type of occupation
Farming and outdoor work	72	64.3
Indoor work	5	4.5
Housewife	23	20.5
None	12	10.7
Income level
≤Rs. 20,000	96	85.7
>Rs. 20,000	16	14.3
Responsible snake
Cobra	15	13.4
Russell’s viper	33	29.5
Hump-nosed viper	2	1.8
Common krait	4	3.6
Nonvenomous	9	8.0
Not identified	49	43.8
Total	112	100.0

Abbreviation: Rs., Sri Lankan Rupees.

Figure 2 Soft tissue contracture of the left foot following snakebite.

Figure 3 Amputation of ring finger of the right hand due to snakebite.