@article{ref1,
title="Burn injury-specific home safety assessment: a cross-sectional study in iran",
journal="PLoS one",
year="2012",
author="Arshi, Shahnam and Bazargani, Homayoun Sadeghi and Mohammadi, Reza",
volume="7",
number="11",
pages="e49412-e49412",
abstract="BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of injury specific home safety investigation and to examine the home safety status focused on burn related safety in a rural population in the North-West of Iran. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 265 rural households of rural Meshkinshahr, Iran. Cluster sampling method was used in 38 clusters with 7 households in each cluster. Clusters were selected on a probability proportional to size (PPS) basis using the available health census database called D-Tarh. Data were analyzed using the statistical software package STATA 8. RESULTS: Possible risks were explored in fields of house structure; cooking and eating attitudes and behaviors; cooking appliances, specific appliances such as picnic gas burners, valors (traditional heaters), samovars (traditional water boilers), and air-heating appliances. Many safety concerns were explored needing to draw the attention of researchers and public health policy makers. CONCLUSION: Injury specific home safety surveys are useful and may provide useful information for safety promotion interventions.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1932-6203",
doi="10.1371/journal.pone.0049412",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0049412"
}