Sociodemographic determinants for risk exposure of child injuries at home with focus on burns

Burns are a significant public health problem that occurs at home and especially affect children. Non-fatal burn victims suffer from prolonged hospitalization, disfigurement and disability, with consequences of stigma and rejection. The survey on child injuries at home with focus on burns showed...

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Main Authors: Birutė Strukčinskienė, Neringa Strazdienė, Robert Bauer, Monica Steiner
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Language:English
Published: Vilnius University Press 2019-10-01
Series:Social Welfare: Interdisciplinary Approach
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Online Access:https://www.journals.vu.lt/social-welfare/article/view/26513
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author Birutė Strukčinskienė
Neringa Strazdienė
Robert Bauer
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description Burns are a significant public health problem that occurs at home and especially affect children. Non-fatal burn victims suffer from prolonged hospitalization, disfigurement and disability, with consequences of stigma and rejection. The survey on child injuries at home with focus on burns showed that sociodemographic determinants play an important role for child safety at home. The majority of home injuries were attributable to human and environmental factors. The main ways for prevention, including education, safe environment creation, legislation and enforcement can prevent child injuries (including burns or scalds) and promote safety at home, saving the lives of vulnerable age groups, especially children.
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spelling doaj-art-bca5fc9461bf475ebbc7055cf4a7f15e2025-08-20T03:35:12ZengVilnius University PressSocial Welfare: Interdisciplinary Approach2424-38762019-10-019110.21277/sw.v1i9.464Sociodemographic determinants for risk exposure of child injuries at home with focus on burnsBirutė Strukčinskienė0Neringa Strazdienė1Robert Bauer2Monica Steiner3Klaipėda University, LithuaniaKlaipėda University, LithuaniaAustrian Road Safety Board, Vienna, AustriaAustrian Road Safety Board, Vienna, Austria Burns are a significant public health problem that occurs at home and especially affect children. Non-fatal burn victims suffer from prolonged hospitalization, disfigurement and disability, with consequences of stigma and rejection. The survey on child injuries at home with focus on burns showed that sociodemographic determinants play an important role for child safety at home. The majority of home injuries were attributable to human and environmental factors. The main ways for prevention, including education, safe environment creation, legislation and enforcement can prevent child injuries (including burns or scalds) and promote safety at home, saving the lives of vulnerable age groups, especially children. https://www.journals.vu.lt/social-welfare/article/view/26513childinjuryhome safetyburnscaldsociodemographic determinants
spellingShingle Birutė Strukčinskienė
Neringa Strazdienė
Robert Bauer
Monica Steiner
Sociodemographic determinants for risk exposure of child injuries at home with focus on burns
Social Welfare: Interdisciplinary Approach
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title Sociodemographic determinants for risk exposure of child injuries at home with focus on burns
title_full Sociodemographic determinants for risk exposure of child injuries at home with focus on burns
title_fullStr Sociodemographic determinants for risk exposure of child injuries at home with focus on burns
title_full_unstemmed Sociodemographic determinants for risk exposure of child injuries at home with focus on burns
title_short Sociodemographic determinants for risk exposure of child injuries at home with focus on burns
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scald
sociodemographic determinants
url https://www.journals.vu.lt/social-welfare/article/view/26513
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