Snake phobia among the general population of Tamil Nadu, India
The results demonstrated good internal consistency in using SNAQ12 to determine the phobia amongst the tested population. The data suggests that males are more snake-phobic in all age groups than females in India, in contrast to previous research that suggested that females are usually more snake-phobic. No other critical factors contribute to snake phobia in this study population. The use of the SNAQ12 allowed us to easily discriminate between individuals with phobia and non-clinical controls. This tool can be used as part of the One Health approach to better understand the relationships between snake phobia and snakebites and their impact on the mental health and well-being of vulnerable populations.
Authors
- Ketan Patel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7131-749X)
- Andras Norbert Zsido (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0506-6861)
- Anika Salim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8865-1243)
- Sakthivel Vaiyapuri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6006-6517)
- Subramanian Senthilkumaran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5262-8367)
- Rajendran Vaiyapuri
- Sundhararajan Arumugam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4676-3498)
- Tim Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5857-3851)
- Harry F. Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5095-3131)
- Gnaneswar Chandrasekharuni
- José R. Almeida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4637-4468)
Institutions
- Periyar Maniammai Institute of Science & Technology (IN)
- Madras Diabetes Research Foundation (IN)
- Trichy SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre (IN)
- University of Reading (GB)
- University of Pecs (HU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS neglected tropical diseases
- Published
- 2024-11-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012284
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.55
Funders
- Medical Research Council