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. 2012;7(11):e49412.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0049412. Epub 2012 Nov 27.

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

Shahnam Arshi  1 , Homayoun Sadeghi-Bazargani, Reza Mohammadi
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Burn injury-specific home safety assessment: a cross-sectional study in Iran

Shahnam Arshi et al. PLoS One. 2012.

Erratum in

  • PLoS One. 2013;8(5). doi:10.1371/annotation/52450b48-3eeb-4981-8c41-ff570f7298ad. Bazargani, Homayoun Sadeghi [corrected to Sadeghi-Bazargani, Homayoun]

Abstract

Background: 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.

Methods: 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.

Results: 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.

Conclusion: Injury specific home safety surveys are useful and may provide useful information for safety promotion interventions.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. The sampling flow diagram.
Figure 2
Figure 2. The answers of housewives to the question that what can be the most important cause of burn injuries while cooking on stove.
Figure 3
Figure 3. The answers of housewives to the question that what can be the most important cause of burn injuries while cooking on stove.
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