"Then they prayed, they did nothing else, they just prayed for the boy and he was well": A qualitative investigation into the perceptions and behaviours surrounding snakebite and its management in rural communities of Kitui county, Kenya.

• Main Authors: Leo Wood (Author), Cecilia Ngari (Author), Stanley Parkurito (Author), Kieran Barnes (Author), Denis Otundo (Author), Daniel Asiago Misiani (Author), Geoffrey Maranga Kephah (Author), Anna Trelfa (Author), George O Olouch (Author), Robert A Harrison (Author), Frank-Leonel Tianyi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Introduction</h4>Human-snake interactions are common in tropical regions where subsistence-farming and livestock-herding activities predominate alongside proliferation of snakes. Local beliefs and perceptions about snakes and snakebites influence human behaviour. Understanding these...