Qualitative evaluation of paediatric burn injury in Malawi: assessing opportunities for injury prevention.

Introduction: The burden of burn injury in sub-Saharan Africa is high and children bare a disproportional share of the injury burden.

Methods: This is a prospective qualitative study of paediatric burn survivors (age, ≤8 years) admitted to Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) in Lilongwe, Malawi.

Results: There were a total of 72 guardians interviewed for the purpose of the study.