Study design, period, and area

AA Ahmed Abdullahi
NY Nejib Yusuf
AD Adera Debella
AE Addis Eyeberu
AD Alemayehu Deressa
HB Habtamu Bekele
IK Indeshaw Ketema
IA Ibsa Mussa Abdulahi
FW Fitsum Weldegebreal
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A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted from 10 to 30 September 2020 in Denan health center, Somali region, eastern Ethiopia. Denan district is geographically located 1123 kilometers (km) southeast of Addis Ababa, 490 km southeast of Jigjiga, and 70 km north of Godey town. Denan woreda has two health centers and nine health posts. The nearest hospitals are Godey hospital (70 km) and Kebridahar Hospital (100 km). The climate in the area is hot, harsh semi-desert weather with less rain full. The total population of Denan woreda are about 33,784 people according to the last Ethiopian national census of 2007. The study was included all snakebite patients registered from 1 September 2015 to 31 August 2020.

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