Knowledge, attitude and practices of snakebite management amongst health workers in Cameroon: Need for continuous training and capacity building.

• Main Authors: Fabien Taieb (Author), Timothée Dub (Author), Yoann Madec (Author), Laura Tondeur (Author), Jean Philippe Chippaux (Author), Matthew Lebreton (Author), Raphael Medang (Author), Françoise Ngnedjou Nwabufo Foute (Author), Désiré Tchoffo (Author), Julien Potet (Author), Gabriel Alcoba (Author), Eric Comte (Author), Ellen M Einterz (Author), Armand S Nkwescheu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Snakebite has only recently been recognized as a neglected tropical disease by the WHO. Knowledge regarding snakebites and its care is poor both at the population level, and at the health care staff level. The goal of this study was to describe the level of knowledge and clinical practice...