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Epidemiology, aetiology and knowledge, attitudes, and practices relating to burn injuries in Palestine: A <scp>community‐level</scp> research
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Fikr A. Shalltoot,
Mahmoud A. Shalabi
International Wound Journal, Volume: 19, Issue: 5, Pages: 1210 - 1220
Swansea University Authors:
Caitlin Hebron, Tom Potokar
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DOI (Published version): 10.1111/iwj.13716
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The aim of this study was to identify the epidemiology, aetiology as well as the knowledge, attitudes, and practices relating to burn injuries in Palestine. A mixed‐method approach was used. A survey was distributed to a total of 1500 households selected by randomised approach. The survey was standa...
| Published in: | International Wound Journal |
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| ISSN: | 1742-4801 1742-481X |
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Wiley
2022
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa58616 |
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The aim of this study was to identify the epidemiology, aetiology as well as the knowledge, attitudes, and practices relating to burn injuries in Palestine. A mixed‐method approach was used. A survey was distributed to a total of 1500 households selected by randomised approach. The survey was standardised based on World Health Organisation's guidelines for conducting community surveys on injury. Additionally, there were 12 focus group discussions and 10 key informant interviews to collect rich qualitative data. In the West Bank and Gaza, 1.5% of Palestinians had experienced serious burn injuries in the 12 months. The total sample of 1500 yields a margin of error (plus/minus) = 2.5% at a 95% level of confidence and a response distribution (P = 50%) with 3% non‐response rate. Of the 1500 households approached, 184 reported a total of 196 burn injuries, with 87.2% occurring inside the home: 69.4% were females and 39.3% were children. The main source of reported cause of burn was heat and flame (36%), electric current (31.6%), hot liquid (28.6%), and chemicals (2.7%). The most common first aid for burns was pouring water (74.7%). People in rural, refugee, and Bedouin settings had the highest incidence of burns. This study provides the burn prevalence rate, explanatory factors that contribute to the frequency of burns in Palestine. Making burn prevention a higher priority within the national policy is crucial. |
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| Keywords: |
burn; epidemiology; Gaza; implementation science; West Bank |
| College: |
Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences |
| Funders: |
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), NIHR Global Health Research Group on Burn Trauma, Grant Reference Grant: 16/137/110 |
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5 |
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1210 |
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1220 |