Terminology and methods used to differentiate injury intent of hospital burn patients in South Asia: a systematic scoping review protocol

ABSTRACT:

Background

The greatest proportion of burn injuries globally occur in South Asia, where there are also high numbers of intentional burns. Burn injury prevention efforts are hampered by poor surveillance data on injury intent. There is a plethora of local routinely collected data in the research literature from South Asia that could be used for epidemiological purposes, but it is not known whether the definitions and methods of differentiation of injury intent are sufficiently homogenous to allow valid study comparisons.

Methods

We will conduct a systematic scoping review to understand terminology and methods used to differentiate injury intent of hospital burn patients in South Asia. The objectives of the study are to: determine the breadth of terminology and common terms

SUBMITTER: Bebbington E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10468849 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature