Caregiver-related predictors of thermal burn injuries among Iranian children: a case-control study

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dc.contributor.authorSadeghi-Bazargani, Homayoun
dc.contributor.authorMohammadi, Reza
dc.contributor.authorAyubi, Erfan
dc.contributor.authorAlmasi-Hashiani, Amir
dc.contributor.authorPakzad, Reza
dc.contributor.authorSullman, Mark J. M.
dc.contributor.authorSafiri, Saeid
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-30T14:21:39Z
dc.date.available2017-03-30T14:21:39Z
dc.date.issued2017-02-02
dc.description.abstractPurpose Burns are a common and preventable cause of injury in children. The aim of this study was to investigate child and caregiver characteristics which may predict childhood burn injuries among Iranian children and to examine whether confounding exists among these predictors. Methods A hospital based case-control study was conducted using 281 burn victims and 273 hospital-based controls, which were matched by age, gender and place of residence (rural/urban). The characteristics of the children and their caregivers were analyzed using crude and adjusted models to test whether these were predictors of childhood burn injuries. Results The age of the caregiver was significantly lower for burn victims than for the controls (P<0.05). Further, the amount of time the caregiver spent outdoors with the child and their economic status had a significant positive association with the odds of a burn injury (P<0.05). A multivariate logistic regression found that Type A behaviour among caregivers was independently associated with the child's odds of suffering a burn injury (OR = 1.12, 95% CI: 1.04–1.21). The research also found that children with ADHD (Inattentive subscale: Crude OR = 2.14, 95% CI: 1.16–3.95, Adjusted OR = 5.65, 95% CI: 2.53–12.61; Hyperactive subscale: Crude OR = 1.73, 95% CI: 1.23–2.41, Adjusted OR = 2.53, 95% CI: 1.65–3.87) also had increased odds of suffering a burn injury. However, several variables were identified as possible negative confounder variables, as the associations were stronger in the multivariate model than in the crude models.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationSadeghi-Bazargani H, Mohammadi R, Ayubi E, et al., (2017) Caregiver-related predictors of thermal burn injuries among Iranian children: a case-control study. PLoS ONE, Volume 12, Issue 2, February 2017, Article number e0170982en_UK
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0170982
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/11691
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherPLOS (Public Library of Science)en_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.titleCaregiver-related predictors of thermal burn injuries among Iranian children: a case-control studyen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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