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Prevalence, risk factors and perceptions of caregivers on burns among children under 5 years in Kisenyi slum, Kampala, Uganda

BACKGROUND: Globally, burn related deaths are disproportionately higher among children below 5 years of age compared to other age groups. Although rarely fatal, most burns in this group occur within homes specifically in kitchens. This study assessed the prevalence, risk factors and perceptions of c...

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Autores principales: Tusiime, Marcia, Musoke, David, Muneza, Fiston, Mutto, Milton, Kobusingye, Olive
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9188101/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35689273
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40621-022-00382-w