@entity130 are a major environmental agent responsible for significant morbidity and mortality in Iran. Thus, the objective of this study was to analyze the epidemiology and current causative factors of hospitalized @entity130 among the approximately 1.6 million @entity1 between the ages of birth through 15 years residing in the Fars province of Iran. These data will be used as a basis for developing a targeted preventive program to protect @entity1 from burns. Epidemiologic data for 760 @entity1 , aged 0 to 15 years, admitted to the two burn centers of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, over a 4-year period, 1994 to 1998, were collected and analyzed. The overall hospitalization rate was 11.8 per 100,000 @entity1 -years (PY). The sex ratio ( @entity1 / @entity1 ) was 1.38. About 60% were @entity1 aged 7 years or younger. @entity1 aged 2 years had the highest burn incidence rate (36.9/100,000 PY). A total of 77.4% of the @entity1 had body surface area burns less than 40%. Scalds accounted for 46.2% of the burns, whereas 42.9% were caused by flame. Most of the @entity130 occurred at home (93%). There were 31 burns from suicide attempts among @entity1 aged 11 to 15 years (1.4/100,000 PY), showing a major public health problem for these @entity1 in our society. During the period of the study, 131 @entity1 died of the consequences of burns (2/100,000 PY). The epidemiology of @entity130 in the Fars province is similar to that reported in other economically developing countries. It is suggested that a public health education campaign on this issue would help to reduce the incidence of @entity130 in this region.

Epidemiology of XXXX in Fars province, Iran.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['children', 'Children', 'girls', 'person', 'boys'] @entity130 :: ('MESH:D014947', 'Disease') :: ['burn injuries', 'childhood burn injuries', 'Childhood burn injuries']
@entity130 :: (MESH:D014947,Disease) :: ['childhood burn injuries']
