Household and caregiver characteristics and behaviours as predictors of unsafe exposure of children to paraffin appliances

Highlights • Compressed households with paraffin appliances have a greater exposure to burns. • Greater child proximity to the cooking area was associated with more children in the home. • Where children were in greater proximity to cooking, they were also more likely to be left alone in the house....

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Published in:Burns 2017-06, Vol.43 (4), p.866-876
Main Authors: Van Niekerk, A, Govender, R, Hornsby, N, Swart, L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidents, Home - statistics & numerical data
Adult
Appliances
Burns
Burns - epidemiology
Caregivers - statistics & numerical data
Child
Child, Preschool
Cooking - statistics & numerical data
Critical Care
Cross-Sectional Studies
Family Characteristics
Female
Household Articles - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Kerosene
Male
Middle Aged
Paraffin
Paraffin (kerosene)
Risks
South Africa - epidemiology
Young Adult
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Summary:Highlights • Compressed households with paraffin appliances have a greater exposure to burns. • Greater child proximity to the cooking area was associated with more children in the home. • Where children were in greater proximity to cooking, they were also more likely to be left alone in the house. • Children locked in the home were often from households where appliances were used unsafely.
ISSN:0305-4179
1879-1409
DOI:10.1016/j.burns.2016.10.022