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There were slightly more males (50.7%). Most attended universities (77.8%) and were mainly from the southwest (24.5%) and northeast (24.5%) geopolitical regions and the Yoruba tribe (24.7%). Their lifetime prevalence of snakebite was 4%. Their mean overall knowledge score was 6.8\u00b13.1 out of 20. Only 0.9% had adequate knowledge. Gender (male; 7.2\u00b13.1, t=2.83, p=0.0049), tribe (Yoruba; 7.5\u00b12.9, F=2.968, p=0.0320), region (Southwest; 7.6\u00b13.0, F=2.5289, p=0.0289) and nearly bitten by snake (7.8 \u00b1 2.7, t=3.60, p=0.0004) were significantly associated with a higher mean knowledge score.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Their lifetime prevalence of snakebites is significant, while knowledge of snakebite is very inadequate. However, the national service camp activities period provides an opportunity for educational intervention needed to raise their knowledge to optimal levels that will enable them serve as better snakebite prevention agents, as they will be working in rural communities where snakebite might be prevalent.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/trstmh\/trad006","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,2,27]],"date-time":"2023-02-27T09:18:42Z","timestamp":1677489522000},"page":"505-513","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Lifetime prevalence and knowledge of snakebite among graduates in Nigeria"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"117","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4008-4483","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Godpower C","family":"Michael","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Family Medicine, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital Kano , 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