Public perceptions of snakes and snakebite management: implications for conservation and human health in southern Nepal

Table 1 Study sites and study samples

Study sites	Sampling units (classes of listed educational institutions below, wards of Village Development Committee (VDC^a ))	Sampling unit population	Sample size (i.e. number of respondents)	Sample size (%)
Bachhayauli	Class 12, Jhuwani Higher Secondary School, Bachhayauli 09, Chitwan	33 (10 students, 23 teachers)^b	25 (10 students, 15 teachers)	76
Bachhayauli	Ward number 3, Bachhayauli VDC^a, Chitwan	148 household heads^c	25 (household heads)	17
Baghauda	Bachelor’s degree of Business Studies, 1st year, Madi Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University, Baghauda 03, Chitwan	44 (24 students, 20 teachers)^b	25 (10 students, 15 teachers)	57
Baghauda	Ward number 5, Baghauda VDC^a, Chitwan	87 household heads^c	25 (household heads)	29
Meghauli	Class 11 and 12, Janaki Higher Secondary School, Telauli, Meghauli 05, Chitwan	60 (28 students, 32 teachers)^b	25 (10 students, 15 teachers)	42
Meghauli	Ward number 6, Meghauli VDC^a, Chitwan	43 household heads^c	25 (household heads)	58
	Total	415	150 (30 students, 45 teachers, 75 villagers)	36

Symbols: ^aeach VDC consists of nine wards which are the smallest administrative units of Nepal, ^bobtained from daily attendance register, ^cobtained from community forest register and social workers of respective wards, % (percent) = sample size / unit sample population x 100

ISSN: 1746-4269