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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Published in:Burns 2015-09, Vol.41 (6), p.1306-1314
Main Authors: Lama, Bir Bahadur, Duke, Janine M, Sharma, Narayan Prasad, Thapa, Buland, Dahal, Peeyush, Bariya, Nara Devi, Marston, Wendy, Wallace, Hilary J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
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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Summary: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