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Comparing burn wound for under-five children between rural and urban areas in Dodoma Region: understanding caregiver supervision, household hazards, and children’s risk behaviours on the burn wound

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-026-06579-y

Published Online: 2026-02-05

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Sanane, Njige Charles

Mboineki, Joanes Faustine
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Article History

Received: 6 October 2025

Accepted: 27 January 2026

First Online: 5 February 2026

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: Ethical approval for conducting this research study was obtained from the Institutional Research Review Board of the University of Dodoma, with Reference number PB.22/1307/02. All procedures were conducted in accordance with the ethical standards of the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments. Informed consent, either verbal or written, was obtained from each parent/guardian of a child under five. Participants were free to participate voluntarily and free to withdraw from the study at any time they felt to do so. The confidentiality was ensured by keeping the participants’ names anonymous.

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: The authors declare no competing interests.

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