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

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  • Homayoun Sadeghi-Bazargani
  • Reza Mohammadi
  • Erfan Ayubi
  • Amir Almasi-Hashiani
  • Reza Pakzad
  • Mark J M Sullman
  • Saeid Safiri

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Purpose: 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

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  • Homayoun Sadeghi-Bazargani & Reza Mohammadi & Erfan Ayubi & Amir Almasi-Hashiani & Reza Pakzad & Mark J M Sullman & Saeid Safiri, 2017. "Caregiver-related predictors of thermal burn injuries among Iranian children: A case-control study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(2), pages 1-12, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0170982
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0170982
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