A cohort study to compare banana leaves dressing with convention dressing for children with burn wounds at Bugando Medical Centre, Mwanza, Tanzania 2021
| Autor: | Sungwa, Edson Elias |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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| Zdroj: | Tanzania Journal of Health Research; Vol. 24 No. 2 (2023): Tanzania Journal of Health Research; 138-148 |
| ISSN: | 1821-6404 1821-9241 |
| Popis: | Background: Globally burns among children is a public health concern. Banana leaf dressings or Conventional dressing materials may be used to dress burn wounds to children. The study aimed to explore outcomes of burn wounds dressed using banana leaves and conventional dressing materials respectful. Methods: Hospital based cohort study design conducted at Bugando Medical Center Burn Unit. Non-probability convenient sampling method with a sample size of 35 pediatric patients with burn wounds for each group of convectional dressing methods and banana leaf dressings were reached. Stata program Version 13 was used to analyze data. Results: A total of 70 children; 1 to 18 years, median age of 4 and interquartile range [IQR: 1-17] years were enrolled in the study. Thirty-five were dressed with Banana leaf other 35 were dressed with convention materials. Results showed that Banana leaf dressing was associated with; less pain (aOR = 0.2, 95% CI: 0.1 – 0.5, p – value |
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