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First aid practices, beliefs, and sources of information among caregivers
regarding paediatric burn injuries in Harare, Zimbabwe: A cross-sectional study
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Chirongoma F
; Chengetanai S
; Tadyanemhandu C
Malawi Med J
2017[Jun]; 29
(2
): 151-154
PMID28955424
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BACKGROUND: While burns take seconds to occur, injuries incurred result in pain
and undesirable long term effects that might take a lifetime to overcome. The
study was carried out to determine the measures of first aid delivered by
caregivers after a burn injury and sources of the information. METHODS: A cross-
sectional study was carried out over a period of 3 months at two central
hospitals in Harare. A questionnaire was administered to the caregivers of
children within the age group of 0-60 months admitted in burns wards to elicit
information on the circumstances of the burn injury and the first aid methods
which were administered. RESULTS: Out of the 50 children who were recruited,
54.0% were females and the mean age was 29.5 months (SD= 15.5). After the burn
injury 30(60.0%) of the caregivers, cooled the burn injury with cold running
water whilst some caregivers also applied eggs, margarine and some traditional
herbs as first aid. The other practices reported by the caregivers included use
of urine and crushed cockroaches after burn injury in 40 (80.0%) whilst 20
(40.0%) reported used aloe vera gel after a burn injury. About half of the
caregivers got first aid information mainly from family members and very few
indicated that the information was obtained from mass media, 3 (6.0%).
CONCLUSIONS: The first aid measures used by the majority of caregivers were
either incomplete or inadequate. Although some caregivers had adequate knowledge
of what to do after an injury, there still was widespread use of alternatives
therapies in burn management.