TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - An epidemiological survey of burn injuries in rural area, Bhopal: A cross-sectional study
JO  - Indian journal of burns
A1  - Bhardwaj, Sumit Dutt
A1  - Sinha, Umesh
SP  - 62
EP  - 65
VL  - 20
IS  - 1
N2  - 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 />
LA  - en
SN  - 0971-653X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-653X.111788
ID  - ref1
ER  -