@article{ref1,
title="Risk factors for burns in children: crowding, poverty, and poor maternal education",
journal="Injury prevention",
year="2002",
author="Lescano, A. and Tovar, M. and Cama, R. I. and Rodriguez, V. and Bazan, A. and Dahodwala, N. and Lavarello, R. and Gilman, Robert H. and Ramirez-Cardich, M. E. and Delgado, Joao H.",
volume="8",
number="1",
pages="38-41",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To characterize the presentation of burns in children and risk factors associated with their occurrence in a developing country as a basis for future prevention programs. DESIGN: Case-control study. Setting: Burn unit of the National Institute of Child Health (Instituto Nacional de Salud del Nino) in Lima, Peru. METHODS: A questionnaire was administered to all consenting guardians of children admitted to the burns (cases) and general medicine (controls) units during a period of 14 months. Guardians of patients were questioned regarding etiology of the injury, demographic and socioeconomic data. RESULTS: 740 cases and controls were enrolled. Altogether 77.5% of the cases burns occurred in the patient's home, with 67.8% in the kitchen; 74% were due to scalding. Most involved children younger than 5 years. Lack of water supply (odds ratio (OR) 5.2, 95% confidence interval (CI) 2.1 to 1 2.3), low income (OR 2.8, 95% CI 2.0 to 3.9), and crowding (OR 2.5, 95%CI 1.7 to 3.6) were associated with an increased risk. The presence of a living room (OR 0.6, 95% CI 0.4 to 0.8) and better maternal education (OR 0.6, 95% CI 0.5 to 0.9) were protective factors. CONCLUSIONS: To prevent burns interventions should be directed to low socioeconomic status groups; these interventions should be designed accordingly to local risk factors.",
language="en",
issn="1353-8047",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}