2021
DOI: 10.29392/001c.24353
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Investigating burn cases, knowledge, attitudes and practices to burn care and prevention in Ethiopia: a community-survey

Abstract: BackgroundBurn injuries are thought to be preventable but are still a prevalent global health problem, especially in low-and middle-income countries, including Ethiopia. According to the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey report, burn injuries represent 8.7% of all significant injuries in Ethiopia. Such injuries result in catastrophic consequences for patients; to reduce this burden of injury, we need to ensure that future community-based burn prevention and treatment interventions are effective, ava… Show more

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“…Only 40.7% agreed or strongly agreed that applying cold water is the most commonly recommended burn first aid measure, and 21% disagreed or strongly disagreed that burns can cause bad scars. At the same time, almost 87.9% believe that burn injuries are preventable, and 88.6% believe that it is essential for everyone to learn to burn first aid, which is comparable with one study conducted in Ethiopia [ 11 ]; suggesting that they may be open to prevention and awareness-raising interventions.…”
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confidence: 61%
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“…Only 40.7% agreed or strongly agreed that applying cold water is the most commonly recommended burn first aid measure, and 21% disagreed or strongly disagreed that burns can cause bad scars. At the same time, almost 87.9% believe that burn injuries are preventable, and 88.6% believe that it is essential for everyone to learn to burn first aid, which is comparable with one study conducted in Ethiopia [ 11 ]; suggesting that they may be open to prevention and awareness-raising interventions.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 61%
“…The sample size for this study was calculated using the single population proportion formula with the assumption of 25.3% (p = 0.253) [ 11 ]; the prevalence of applying cold water which is considered an appropriate pre-hospital intervention for a burn injury, with a 95% confidence interval and 5% margin of error. n= (Z a/2) 2 p(1-p)/ w 2 Where n is sample size.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
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“…32,33 On the other hand, first aid reduces the costs associated with the complications of burns and tissue damage resulting from it, as a result, the need for surgical interventions to repair tissue damage is reduced. [34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50] Children's burns are different from adults. In children's burns, areas such as the head, neck, hands, and perineum are damaged.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Because providing first aid to injured people has a vital role in burn management, this first aid can help reduce the complications of burns 32,33 . On the other hand, first aid reduces the costs associated with the complications of burns and tissue damage resulting from it, as a result, the need for surgical interventions to repair tissue damage is reduced 34‐50 …”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%