Health seeking behavior following snakebites in Sri Lanka: Results of an island wide community based survey.

Health seeking behavior following snakebites in Sri Lanka: Results of an island wide community based survey.

INTRODUCTION:Sri Lanka has a population of 21 million and about 80,000 snakebites occur annually. However, there are limited data on health seeking behavior following bites. We investigated the effects of snakebite and envenoming on health seeking behavior in Sri Lanka. METHODS:In a community-based...

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Main Authors:	Dileepa Senajith Ediriweera, Anuradhani Kasturiratne, Arunasalam Pathmeswaran, Nipul Kithsiri Gunawardena, Shaluka Francis Jayamanne, David Griffith Lalloo, Hithanadura Janaka de Silva
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-11-01
Series:	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5697880?pdf=render

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