Association between spatial accessibility to fire protection services and unintentional residential fire injuries or deaths: a cross-sectional study in Dallas, Texas.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

In addition to neighbourhood characteristics encompassing racial composition, socioeconomic status and housing environments, it was unclear if location characteristics relating to the accessibility of fire protection services were risk factors for unintentional residential fire-related injuries in urban areas. This study was aimed to measure spatial accessibility to fire protection services at the census block group level, and examine whether it is associated with unintentional residential fire-related injuries.

Design

A cross-sectional study.

Setting

Unintentional residential fire incidents between 2012 and 2015 in Dallas City, Texas, USA.

Main outcome measures

Using multiple logistic regression, the study analysed association between unintentional

SUBMITTER: Min S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6530410 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature