Intentional burns in Nepal: A comparative study

Highlights • 29% of burn admissions are for intentional burns. • Females are over-represented in intentional burns. • Fire was cause of 96% of intentional burns with kerosene the common fuel. • Intentional burns represent a significant public health and gender issue in Nepal.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Burns 2015-09, Vol.41 (6), p.1306-1314
Hauptverfasser:	Lama, Bir Bahadur, Duke, Janine M, Sharma, Narayan Prasad, Thapa, Buland, Dahal, Peeyush, Bariya, Nara Devi, Marston, Wendy, Wallace, Hilary J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adjustment Disorders - epidemiology Adjustment Disorders - psychology Adolescent Adult Age Distribution Aged Aged, 80 and over Body Surface Area Burns Burns - epidemiology Burns - mortality Burns - pathology Child Cohort Studies Comparator study Critical Care Employment - statistics & numerical data Epidemiology Female Fires Humans Income - statistics & numerical data Intentional Interpersonal Relations Kerosene Male Marital Status - statistics & numerical data Middle Aged Nepal - epidemiology Public Health Retrospective Studies Risk Factors Self-Injurious Behavior - epidemiology Self-Injurious Behavior - psychology Sex Distribution Social Class Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology Substance-Related Disorders - psychology Suicide - psychology Suicide - statistics & numerical data Suicide, Attempted - psychology Suicide, Attempted - statistics & numerical data Trauma Severity Indices Urban Population - statistics & numerical data Violence - statistics & numerical data Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • 29% of burn admissions are for intentional burns. • Females are over-represented in intentional burns. • Fire was cause of 96% of intentional burns with kerosene the common fuel. • Intentional burns represent a significant public health and gender issue in Nepal.
ISSN:	0305-4179 1879-1409
DOI:	10.1016/j.burns.2015.01.006