Epidemiology and Knowledge of First Aid Treatment Related to Burn Injury in the Rural Region of Kulon Progo, Indonesia

BACKGROUND: We investigated the epidemiology and knowledge of first aid regarding to burns in rural area Kulon Progo, located Indonesia. Although 44% Indonesia’s population resides areas, data burn Indonesia are very limited national referral centers largest cities. also surveyed patients families these try understand their on burns.
 AIM: wanted explore discover what myths misperceptions existed communities.
 MATERIALS AND METHODS: A retrospective study analyzing medical records with admitted two Progo’s hospitals between January 2018 December 2019. survey was distributed burns. analyze if certain groups were more at risk for specific types etiologies, correlation etiology length stay, total body surface (TBSA) stay hospital, education level participants’ RESULTS: 115 reviewed this study. The highest proportion injuries occurred age group 1–14 years old (38%). major all cases caused by scald (54%). Housewives children a higher scalds laborers electrical chemical (p = 0.001). There no significant 0.29). statistically TBSA hospital 0.0001). majority respondents (66%) had poor 0.07547).
 CONCLUSIONS: Children, laborers, housewives have suffering from injury. people still levels