The epidemiological characteristics of burn in Iran: a systematic review

Background: Burn is one of the main public health problems in the world especially in developing countries. With regarding the importance of the issue and its high mortality, the purpose of the current study was to study epidemiological characteristics of burn-in Iran from 2001 to 2018 in a systematic review.Methods: All researches during 2001-2018 which published about burn or epidemiology of burns in Iran were selected. For searching porpuse, databases such as Medlib, SID, Scopus, Science Direct, Web of Science, PubMed, Irandoc, Cochrane Library Wiley ،Springer, Embase, Magiran and Google Scholar were used. The keywords for searching was; burns in Iran, epidemiology of burns in Iran, burning feature in Iran, the prevalence of burn in Iran, the incidence of burn in Iran .the Mentioned keywords combined using AND – OR for improving search strategy.Results: The range of age average of burns in different studies was different and it was in ranged from 16 to 30 years old. The prevalence of burns in men was more than women. The Age of mortality due to burns decreased, the burns in the rural area was more than urban. The prevalence of burn in low socioeconomic status people was more than other groups. The highest incidence of burns was at home and the children and young people are most at risk groups for burns. The prevalence of burn in elderly men was more than elderly women. Based on the results of some studies, intentional burn or Self-immolation was more common in older ages. Self-immolation in women and rural area was more than males and urban. Flames, boiling water, burn and contact with hot objects were among the most common causes.Conclusion: Burn injuries are important public issue. Therefore, conducting more research to investigate the problem and evaluate the effectiveness of factors especially in prevention and early treatment methods is required. Mortality and disability caused by Burn injuries are high in our country. Therefore more detailed epidemiological studies are needed in all over the country in order to reach to highly accurate statistics.It seems children, young people and men’s are most prone to burns also self-immolation or intentional burns in women and rural areas is more than males and urban areas. So in designing prevention programs, these high-risk groups should be regarded.