Hana Mitchell, Rebecca Lim, Prubjot K Gill, Joban Dhanoa, Ève Dubé, Julie A Bettinger
What do adolescents think about vaccines? Systematic review of qualitative studies
PLOS global public health
aim study assess burn prevention knowledge effectiveness educational intervention alleviating current knowledge deficit zambian youth one rural zambian district burn prevention program implemented june 2011 children two elementary schools completed 10question survey aimed assess knowledge regarding burn injuries completing survey children received burn fire safety presentation burn prevention coloring book children reassessed may 2012 using survey determine program efficacy knowledge retention burn knowledge assessments also completed children schools receive burn prevention program 2011 logistic regression analysis used statistical adjustment confounding variables june 2011 may 2012 2747 children six schools assessed burn knowledge 312 resurveyed educational intervention since initial survey reassessed children performed significantly better three questions controlling confounders better five questions performance failed achieve statistical significance children performed significantly worse one concept first aid treatment burn majority children demonstrated knowledge deficit three concepts even educational intervention large variation first burn knowledge survey performance children different schools inconsistency concepts half questions knowledge deficit improve advancement school grade low moderateincome countries lmics face largest burns burden lack adequate burn care facing lmics burn injury prevention particular importance countries study shows burn educational intervention could effective reducing burn knowledge deficit however residual deficit posteducation could still large potentially contributing heightened burn injury incidence customized integrated educational programs may proposed regarding epidemiological profile burn knowledge deficit various schools study represents one reports effectiveness burn prevention program lmic future epidemiological data needed nearby healthcare facilities determine whether program decreased burn morbidity mortality hospital level