@article{ref1,
title="An epidemiological survey of burn injuries in rural area, Bhopal: A cross-sectional study",
journal="Indian journal of burns",
year="2012",
author="Bhardwaj, Sumit Dutt and Sinha, Umesh",
volume="20",
number="1",
pages="62-65",
abstract="Background: A large number of burn injuries in India go unreported; injuries are largely preventable but still burn injuries lead to deformities and contractures limiting optimum and normal functioning of the individual. Materials and Methods: A community based cross-sectional study was conducted in the rural village of Phanda block. A house-to-house survey was conducted and the interview technique was employed to collect the data. Results: A total of 756 households with 3,677 population were surveyed. There were total 309 (8.4%) patients with burn injuries during the last 6 months. Majority of the patients were females (54.7%). Out of the total domestic burns, 71.3% occurred in the kitchen. Conclusion: Burn injuries are a serious public health problem. These injuries are preventable through design and promotion of more aggressive prevention programs especially for flame injuries occurring in the home environment.<p />",
language="en",
issn="0971-653X",
doi="10.4103/0971-653X.111788",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-653X.111788"
}