title: Pattern of unintentional burns: A hospital based study from Pakistan.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Burns are major cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Better understanding of the nature and extent of injury remains the major and only available way to halt the occurrence of the event. The present study was conducted to determine the prevalence of by self and by other unintentional burn, their comparison and the possible mode of acquisition by obtaining the history of exposure to known risk factors.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional questionnaire based survey was conducted in Burns Centre of Civil Hospital Karachi, Pakistan and 324 hospitalized adult patients with unintentional burns were consecutively interviewed during August 2013 to February 2014. Information was collected on socio-demographic profile. The source of burn, affected body part and place of injury acquisition in terms of home, outside or work were also noted. Logistic regression model was conducted using SPSS software.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Out of 324 patients, 295 (91%) had unintentional burn by self and 29 (9%) had unintentional burn by others. Male gender were 2.37 times and no schooling were 1.75 times more likely to have self-inflicted unintentional burn. Lower limb and head and neck were less likely to involve in unintentional burn by self.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The burden of unintentional burn by self was considerably higher. Male gender and no schooling were found more at risk to have unintentional burn by self.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Dow University of Health Sciences, Gulzar-e-Hijri, Ojha Campus, Suparco Road, KDA Scheme-33, Karachi, Pakistan. Electronic address: s.omair.adil@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Syed Omair
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Adil
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Dow University of Health Sciences, Gulzar-e-Hijri, Ojha Campus, Suparco Road, KDA Scheme-33, Karachi, Pakistan; Burns Centre, Civil Hospital Karachi, Baba-e-Urdu Road, Off M.A. Jinnah Road, Karachi, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Ehmer-Al
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Ibran
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Dow University of Health Sciences, Gulzar-e-Hijri, Ojha Campus, Suparco Road, KDA Scheme-33, Karachi, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Nighat
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nisar
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Dow University of Health Sciences, Gulzar-e-Hijri, Ojha Campus, Suparco Road, KDA Scheme-33, Karachi, Pakistan; Institute of Health and Wellbeing, Public Health, 1-Lilybank Gardens, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8RZ, UK.
authors.forename: Kashif
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shafique
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000061:Accidents, Home / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000328:Adult; D001134:Arm Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002053:Burn Units; D002056:Burns / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D060051:Occupational Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010154:Pakistan / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Burns; Pakistan; Unintentional