Burn injury prevention in low- and middle- income countries: scoping systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Burn injuries are a leading cause of morbidity and disability, with the burden of disease being disproportionately higher in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). Burn prevention programmes have led to significant reductions in the incidence of burns in high-income countries. However, a previous systematic review published in 2015 highlighted that implementation and evaluation of similar programmes has been limited in LMIC. The objective of this scoping review and narrative synthesis was to summarise and understand the initiatives that have been carried out to reduce burn injuries in LMIC and their effectiveness.

Methods

We aimed to identify publications that described studies of effectiveness of burn prevention interventions applied to any population within a

SUBMITTER: Price K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8557796 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature