Retrospective study on prevalence of burn injury among children at St Francis Referral Hospital Morogoro Tanzania
| dc.contributor.author | Karuhanga, Theresia A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Macha, Magreth E. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Sakurani, Baltazary Theobald | |
| dc.contributor.author | Them, Lilian | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mgabo, Mabusi | |
| dc.contributor.author | Rashidi, Mayoka | |
| dc.contributor.author | Tekie, Fassil | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mgonja, Frida R. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-08-07T08:08:43Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-08-07T08:08:43Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
| dc.description | Research Article Volume 6:5, | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Introduction: Burn is an injury resulting from extreme temperature, chemicals or electricity. Fire-related burns are the most cause of death for children. Infants are at high risk consisting a global rate ranging from 3.0 to 4.9 deaths per 100 000 population. Methodology: The study involved children aged between 2 to 9 years who were admitted due to burn injuries from January 2014 to December 2018. The hospital based study was conducted and data were collected by using medical records. Results: The totals of 9125 were admitted during the period and surgical conditions accounted about 12% of total pediatric admissions. Among these 291 were enrolled with M: F 1.8:1. Scald was the common cause of burn in this population 213 (73%), children of 2yeas were the most affected group by 32.3% (94) and the mortality rate was 1.7%. Conclusion: Majority of childhood burn injuries at this hospital are scald and most affected children with two years of age which give a needs of community based education of children and infant protection from burn injury. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2795-6172 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/5539 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Hilaris publisher | en_US |
| dc.subject | Burn in Children | en_US |
| dc.subject | Scald | en_US |
| dc.subject | Domestic Activities | en_US |
| dc.subject | Mortality Rate | en_US |
| dc.subject | Disfiguring | en_US |
| dc.subject | Disability | en_US |
| dc.title | Retrospective study on prevalence of burn injury among children at St Francis Referral Hospital Morogoro Tanzania | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
| dc.url | https://www.hilarispublisher.com/open-access/retrospective | en_US |