World hospitals and health services : the official journal of the International Hospital Federation
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World Hosp Health Serv · Jan 2012
A five-year prevalence study of burn injury in a Nigerian teaching hospital.
Burn injury has been observed as a worldwide problem. The knowledge of the epidemiology is important for planning of management and preventive programmes. This is a retrospective review of burn patients who presented with acute burn injuries between January 2006 and December 2010. ⋯ The prevalence was higher among males than females throughout the 5-year period. The incidence, prevalence and mortality of burn injury have remained high in this environment. We suggest a well-targeted prevention campaign program to reduce this high incidence and high mortality in burn injury in Nigeria.