ArticleHealth education research2013
Fire and scald burn risks in urban communities: who is at risk and what do they believe about home safety?
Article in Health education research, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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6 citing papers in PubMed.
- Burn Patients' Experience of Risk and Perspectives on Prevention After Severe Thermal Injury Caused by Flammable Liquids.Annals of burns and fire disasters · 2025Article
- An Assessment of the Fire Safety Standards in Iranian Homes and Equipment As They Relate to Fire Accidents.Annals of burns and fire disasters · 2024Article
- It Is Not the Batteries! Smoke Alarm Presence and Functionality 5 to 7 Years Postinstallation of Sealed Lithium Battery Alarms.Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association · 2022Article
- Suppression of Smoldering of Calcium Alginate Flame-Retardant Paper by Flame-Retardant Polyamide-66.Polymers · 2021Article
- Using photographic interpretation to evaluate the safety of home environments.Preventive medicine reports · 2016Article
- Examining fire department injury data as a tool for epidemiological investigation.Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn AssociationArticle
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Abstract
While largely preventable, fire and hot water-related injuries are common in the United States. Measures recommended to reduce these injuries are smoke alarms (SAs) and lowered hot water temperatures. This study aims to: (i) describe the prevalence of working SAs and safe water temperatures among low-income, urban communities and (ii) explore the relationship between these behaviors and individuals' knowledge and beliefs about them. In this cross-sectional study, the Health Belief Model was used as a guide for understanding the safety behaviors. A total of 603 households had their SAs and hot tap water temperatures tested and were surveyed about their knowledge and beliefs related to these safety behaviors. We found that 40% of households had working SAs on every level and 57% had safe hot water temperatures. Perceived severity and self-efficacy were significantly associated with SA coverage, whereas perceived susceptibility and beliefs about benefits were significantly associated with safe hot water temperatures. This study demonstrates the need to increase the number of homes with working SAs and safe hot water temperatures. Messages focused on a safe home environment could communicate the ease and harm reduction features of SAs and benefits and risk reduction features of safe hot water temperatures.
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