@article{ref1,
title="The impact of socio-economic deprivation on burn injury: A nine-year retrospective study of 6441 patients",
journal="Burns: journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries",
year="2016",
author="Marsden, N. J. and Battle, C. E. and Combellack, E. J. and Sabra, A. and Morris, K. and Dickson, W. A. and Whitaker, I. S. and Evans, Phillip Adrian",
volume="42",
number="2",
pages="446-452",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: Low socio-economic status is thought to be associated with increased burn risk, however the significance and generalisability across different populations and cultures has been questioned. <br><br>METHODS: A nine-year retrospective study of burn presentations to a large teaching hospital (2005-2014) was performed to investigate the association between socio-economic status and burns. Demographic and injury data was collected via the trust 'Information portal'. The Welsh Index of Multiple: Deprivation 2011 was used to score for socio-economic status. Chi-squared test and Odds Ratios were calculated and statistical significance defined as p<0.05 throughout. <br><br>RESULTS: 6441 burns were identified, with 755 (11.7%) admitted. Overall incidence rates were the highest published in the UK (0.35/1000/year) with sub group analysis showing the highest rates in under fives and males. Significant relationships between both age and burn mechanism and gender and burn mechanism (p=0.0005) were identified. Scald (67.1%) was the most common mechanism with the upper limb (48%) most commonly burned. Chi square analysis demonstrated a significant relationship between socio-economic deprivation, age and burn incidence (p≤0.0005), with a disproportionately high number of burns in patients under the age of 16 in the most deprived quintile (OR 1.23; 95% CI 1.06-1.44). <br><br>CONCLUSION: This study specifically highlights patients under the age of 16 living in poorer socio-economic areas as the most at risk of suffering burns receiving hospital attention. This study demonstrates burns as a significant public health issue, and the results should aid in designing specific burn prevention strategies to target high-risk groups.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0305-4179",
doi="10.1016/j.burns.2015.08.019",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2015.08.019"
}