Journal article
Risk factors for rural residential fires
The Journal of rural health, Vol.23(3), pp.264-269
2007
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2007.00100.x
PMID: 17565528
Abstract
Rural households report high fire-related mortality and injury rates, but few studies have examined the risk factors for fires. This study aims to identify occupant and household characteristics that are associated with residential fires in a rural cohort.
Of 1,005 households contacted in a single rural county, 691 (68.8%) agreed to participate. One household with missing information on a reported fire was excluded from the analysis. We used logistic regression to examine the independent association of occupant and household characteristics with reported fires, controlling for years lived in the residence. We also examined the association between the occurrence of previous fires and the adoption of safety measures.
A total of 78 (11.3%) households reported a residential fire. Occupant characteristics that were associated with significantly higher odds of reported fires included the presence of an occupant with alcohol problems (OR = 1.82, 95% CI = 1.01-3.28) and being married (OR = 2.11, 95% CI = 1.14-3.91). Rural farm households were associated with significantly higher odds (OR = 1.72, 95% CI = 1.01-2.93) of reporting a fire when compared to residences in towns, after controlling for all other occupant and household characteristics. The presence of a fire extinguisher (OR = 2.00, 95% CI = 1.10-3.64) was the only fire safety measure that had a statistically significant association with reported fire.
Rural farm households report higher incidences of fire when compared to households located in towns. Experiencing a fire is not associated with an increased likelihood of adopting safety measures to prevent injuries once a fire has started.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Risk factors for rural residential fires
- Creators
- Veerasathpurush Allareddy - University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USACorinne Peek-AsaJingzhen YangCraig Zwerling
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Journal of rural health, Vol.23(3), pp.264-269
- DOI
- 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2007.00100.x
- PMID
- 17565528
- NLM abbreviation
- J Rural Health
- ISSN
- 0890-765X
- eISSN
- 1748-0361
- Publisher
- England
- Grant note
- CDC CCR 703640 / PHS HHS U07/CCU706145 / PHS HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2007
- Academic Unit
- Public Health Administration; Occupational and Environmental Health; Epidemiology; Nursing; Public Policy Center (Archive); Community and Behavioral Health
- Record Identifier
- 9984065999202771
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