TREATMENT OUTCOME OF BURN INJURY AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG CHILDREN AT BURN UNITS, ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA, 2021.

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ABSTRACT Introduction: Burn injuries are a global public health problem, accounting for an estimated 180 000 deaths annually. The majority of these occur in low- and middle-income countries. It is among the leading cause of childhood disability and death. It can have long term physical and psychological impact on them and their families with ongoing treatment, rehabilitation and the need for regular interventions. Objective: The aim of this study was to assess treatment outcome of burn injury and associated factors among children at burn units, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2021. Method: Institutional based retrospective cross sectional study design was conducted in Burn units from September 2018 to August 2021. Simple random sampling was used to review 263 medical records of children burn victims by using data extraction form. The collected data was entered into EPI info version 7 and exported to SPSS version 25 for analysis. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analyses were employed. Result: Total of 251 burn patients was included in this study with a response rate of 95.43 %. 75.3% of burn patients were discharged without complication and 24.7% of patients were discharged with complication. Children who stayed in hospital for ≥30 days had 3.04 times more likely to be discharged with complication as compared to children who stayed less than 30 days in the hospital [AOR=3.04 ,95% CI(1.47-6.3)]. Children burned With 11-20 % of body surface area had 12.5 times more likely to be discharged with burn complication as compared to children with < 10% body surface area burned [AOR: 12.5, 95% CI (5-31.2)] Conclusion and recommendations: Burn children patients discharged with complication were (24.7%). Total body surface area burned and length of hospital stay have significant association with discharged with complication. So health facilities and health professionals try to care burn with shorter stay in hospital. Key words: Burn, Children, Treatment outcome, associated factors