Harstad injury prevention study: prevention of burns in young children by community based intervention

Objective—To describe the long term effectiveness of a community based program targeting prevention of burns in young children. Design—Quasiexperimental. Setting—The Norwegian city of Harstad (main intervention), six surrounding municipalities (intervention diffusion), and Trondheim (reference). Par...

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Published in:Injury prevention 1998-09, Vol.4 (3), p.176-180
Main Authors: Ytterstad, Børge, Smith, Gordon S, Coggan, Carolyn A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Burns
Burns - economics
Burns - epidemiology
Burns - prevention & control
Child, Preschool
Children & youth
Coffee
Community action
Community Health Planning - organization & administration
Community involvement
Cooperation
Cost control
Data collection
Drinking water
Epidemiology
Female
Government Programs - organization & administration
Harstad injury prevention study
Health Care Costs
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Injuries
Intervention
Length of Stay - economics
Male
Norway - epidemiology
Nurses
Original
Population
Population Surveillance
Prevention
Prevention programs
Program Development
Program Evaluation
Prospective Studies
Public health
Risk Factors
Studies
Temperature
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Summary:Objective—To describe the long term effectiveness of a community based program targeting prevention of burns in young children. Design—Quasiexperimental. Setting—The Norwegian city of Harstad (main intervention), six surrounding municipalities (intervention diffusion), and Trondheim (reference). Participants—Children under age 5 years in the three study populations. Methods—Outpatient and inpatient hospital data were coded according to the Nordic system, and collected as part of a national injury surveillance system. Burn data collection started in May 1985. The first 19.5 months of the study provided baseline data, while the last 10 years involved community based intervention, using a mix of passive and active interventions. Results—The mean burn injury rate decreased by 51.5% after the implementation of the intervention in Harstad (p
ISSN:1353-8047
1475-5785
DOI:10.1136/ip.4.3.176