Perceptions of rural people about childhood burns and their prevention: A basis for developing a childhood burn prevention programme in Bangladesh

Public Health

Volumn 123, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 568-572

  Mashreky, S R ^a,b   Rahman, A ^a   Chowdhury, S M ^a   Svanstrom L ^b   Linnan, M ^c   Shafinaz, S ^d   Khan, T F ^e   Rahman, F ^a,b  

^a Centre for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh   (Bangladesh)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c Alliance for Safe Children   (Thailand)

^d UNICEF   (United States)

^e Centre for Medical Education   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Childhood burns; Community; Perception; Prevention

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH WORKER; INJURY; PERCEPTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL POPULATION; SAFETY;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; BANGLADESH; BURN; CAREGIVER; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIRE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOME; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; WINTER;

BANGLADESH; BURNS; CAREGIVERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 69849100159     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2009.06.014     Document Type: Article

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