Domestic burns that occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil: a descriptive cross-sectional study

Autor: Raquel Pan, Paola Maria Freitas dos Santos, Isabella Luiz Resende, Kleiton Gonçalves do Nascimento, José Adorno, Marco Túlio Rodrigues da Cunha, Noélle de Oliveira Freitas
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Sao Paulo Medical Journal v.141 n.1 2023
São Paulo medical journal
Associação Paulista de Medicina
instacron:APM
Sao Paulo Medical Journal, Issue: ahead, Published: 12 SEP 2022
Sao Paulo Medical Journal, Volume: 141, Issue: 1, Pages: 11-4, Published: 12 SEP 2022
Popis: BACKGROUND: Due to “stay at home” restrictions during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, people spent more time at home leading to an increase in home accidents, including burns. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the epidemiology of burns that occurred within homes during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil. DESIGN AND SETTINGS: This was a quantitative, descriptive, and cross-sectional study with a non-probabilistic sample. METHODS: Data were collected through the distribution of survey links on social networking sites and websites, and through email between December 2020 and February 2021. Participants were over 18 years of age, living in Brazil. Data analysis was performed using descriptive and dispersion statistics. RESULTS: A total of 939 adults (aged > 18 years) participated in this study. The mean age was 37.2 years (standard deviation [SD] = 12.5), 75.6% were female, 70.0% self-reported white skin color, 74% had completed higher education, and 28.1% had an income of 3 to 6 times the monthly minimum wage. A total of 21.6% suffered burns during the pandemic, 44.3% from a hot object. Approximately 49.3% never had access to a burn prevention campaign. CONCLUSION: It is necessary to develop burn prevention strategies that reach a wider population and to strengthen public policies to reduce the prevalence of domestic burns, especially during the pandemic.
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