TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Prevalence of preventable household risk factors for childhood burn injury in semi-urban Ghana: a population-based survey
JO  - Burns: journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries
A1  - Gyedu, Adam
A1  - Stewart, Barclay
A1  - Mock, Charles
A1  - Otupiri, Easmon
A1  - Nakua, Emmanuel
A1  - Donkor, Peter
A1  - Ebel, Beth E.
SP  - 633
EP  - 638
VL  - 42
IS  - 3
N2  - OBJECTIVE: Childhood burns are a leading cause of injury in low- and middle-income countries; most of which are preventable. We aimed to describe the prevalence of household risk factors for childhood burn injury (CBI) in semi-urban Ghana to inform prevention strategies for this growing population. <br><br>METHODS: We conducted a population-based survey of 200 households in a semi-urban community in Ghana. Households were randomly selected from a list of 6520 households with children aged <18 years. Caregivers were interviewed about CBI within the past 6 months and potentially modifiable household risk factors. <br><br>RESULTS: Of 6520 households, 3856 used charcoal for cooking (59%) and 3267 cooked indoors (50%). In 4544 households (70%), the stove/cooking surface was within reach of children under-five (i.e., <1m). Higher household wealth quintiles (OR 0.95; 95%CI 0.61-1.49) and increasing age (OR 0.82; 95%CI 0.68-0.99) were associated with lower odds of CBI. Living in uncompleted accommodation (OR 11.29; 95%CI 1.48-86.18 vs rented room) and cooking outside the house (OR 1.13; 95%CI 0.60-2.14 vs cooking indoors) were also predictive of CBI. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: This study identified a high prevalence of CBI risk factors in semi-urban households that may benefit from targeted community-based prevention initiatives.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0305-4179
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2015.11.004
ID  - ref1
ER  -