Burn injury-specific home safety assessment: a cross-sectional study in Iran.

• Main Authors: Shahnam Arshi, Homayoun Sadeghi-Bazargani, Reza Mohammadi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
• Series: PLoS ONE
• Online Access: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23209574/pdf/?tool=EBI

<h4>Background</h4>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.<h4>Methods</h4>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.<h4>Results</h4>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.<h4>Conclusion</h4>Injury specific home safety surveys are useful and may provide useful information for safety promotion interventions.