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Subgroup
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Male (n = 469)
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Female (n = 384)
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Total (%)
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Number (%)
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Number (%)
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Demographic variables
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Region of occurrence
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Rural
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322 (64.9)
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273 (71.1)
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595 (69.8)
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Urban
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147 (35.1)
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111 (28.9)
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258 (30.2)
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Age of victims (years)
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1–9
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93 (19.8)
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75 (19.5)
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168 (19.7)
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10–19
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58 (12.4)
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53 (13.8)
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111 (13.0)
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20–29
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112 (23.9)
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74 (19.3)
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186 (21.8)
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30–39
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75 (16.0)
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53 (13.8)
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128 (15.0)
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40–49
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42 (9.0)
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51 (13.3)
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93 (10.9)
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>50
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89 (18.9)
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78 (20.3)
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167 (19.6)
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Profession of the victim
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Housewife
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0 (0.0)
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257 (66.9)
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257 (30.2)
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Student
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55 (11.7)
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40 (10.4)
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95 (11.1)
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Employee
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28 (6.0)
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6 (1.6)
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34 (4.0)
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Unemployed and farmers
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386 (82.3)
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81 (21.1)
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467 (54.7)
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Epidemiological variables
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Anatomical region of the sting
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Hand
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225 (48.0)
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146 (38.0)
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371 (43.5)
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Leg
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160 (34.1)
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161 (41.9)
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321 (37.7)
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Trunk
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58 (12.4)
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53 (13.8)
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111 (13.0)
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Neck
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26 (5.5)
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24 (6.3)
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50 (5.8)
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Previous history of venomous sting/bite
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Snake bite
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11 (2.3)
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3 (0.8)
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14 (1.6)
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Scorpion sting
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204 (43.5)
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167 (43.5)
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371 (43.4)
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Unknown
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254 (54.2)
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214 (55.7)
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468 (55.0)
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Time (h) elapsed between accident and medical assistance
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< 3
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353 (75.3)
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278 (72.4)
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631 (74.1)
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3–6
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61 (13.0)
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53 (13.8)
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114 (13.3)
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> 6
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55 (11.7)
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53 (13.8)
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108 (12.6)
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Location of sting occurrence
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Indoors
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210 (44.8)
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248 (64.6)
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458 (53.7)
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Outdoors
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176 (37.5)
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87 (22.7)
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263 (30.9)
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Unknown
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83 (17.7)
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49 (12.7)
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132 (15.4)
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Time of sting
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0–6
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132 (28.1)
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117 (30.5)
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249 (29.2)
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6–12
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93 (19.8)
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70 (18.2)
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163 (19.1)
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12–18
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60 (12.8)
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48 (12.5)
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108 (12.6)
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18–24
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81 (17.4)
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69 (18.0)
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150 (17.6)
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Unknown
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103 (21.9)
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80 (20.8)
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183 (21.5)
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Color of scorpion
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Yellow
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363 (77.4)
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300 (78.1)
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663 (77.8)
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Black
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57 (12.2)
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46 (12.0)
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103 (12.1)
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Unknown
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49 (10.4)
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38 (9.9)
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87 (10.1)
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