Health care workers' knowledge on identification, management and treatment of snakebite cases in rural Malawi: A descriptive study.

• Published in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Moses Banda Aron, Chiyembekezo Kachimanga, Benno Kreuels, Bright Mailosi, Clara Sambani, Beatrice Lydia Matanje, Joerg Blessmann, Mwayi Chunga, Grace Momba, Enoch Ndarama, Dzinkambani Moffat Kambalame, Emilia Connolly, Anat Rosenthal, Fabien Munyaneza
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Sav’
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010841; https://doaj.org/article/dc5de66e743a44f29f4aa9bfbd8659e4

Snakebite envenoming remains a public health threat in many African countries, including Malawi. However, there is a shortage of literature on the knowledge of Health Care Workers (HCWs) and the prevalence of snakebite cases in Malawi. We interviewed HCWs in Neno District to assess their knowledge o...