Study of Incidence and Pattern of Snake Bite Cases Brought in Tertiary Care Hospital, Rims, Ranchi, Jharkhand

Abstract

The hospital-based cross-sectional was done to check the toxic nature of snake bite. The study was carried
in 375 patients, patients were divided in the group of 46 male belong to the age group of 20 - 49 (67.39%),
female (48.27%) and farmers (60%), in RIMS Ranchi from 1st Jan to 31st Dec 2019. Among farmers 63.04%
was male and 55.17% was females. The most of the females shoed to be housewife among famers. The result
showed maximum victims among farmers, and it was shown to be illiterate. The Maximum victims such as
81.3% were belongs to lower middle and upper lower class while 93.3% were belongs to rural region. There
is a statistically significant data of occurrence in rural and urban area, the statistical analysis was done based
on 5 % confidence level (p=0.05) (student t –test analysis). The result showed 60% were bitten in fields
followed by 36.1% at home. Among all the groups, 37.3% bite was 12.01 pm to 6PM and 32% during 12.01
AM to 6AM. Of the 225 cases who had bites in fields, 125 bitten between 12.01 pm to 6 pm, and the number
showed, 135 cases at home, 110 cases bitten during 12.01 am to 6 am. The study showed 60.1% victims had
been bitten by snake in the month of June to September (monsoon season). The conclusion showed adult
males were more prone to snake bites since they were more commonly involved in agricultural/outdoor
activities. The specific reason not known, but it can be concluded based on sociodemographic profile of the
literacy population