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    Parents’ perception of a burns intervention video
    (University of the Western Cape, 2022) van Tonder, Wayne; Ahmed, Rashid
    Burn injuries are a common and leading cause of injury mortality and morbidity around the world. Globally, child mortality, due to burn injuries, has been estimated to be around 2.5 per 100 000 in 103 countries, and 4.5 per 100 000 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Burn injuries negatively impact survivors both physically and psychosocially. Paediatric burn survivors are particularly vulnerable to the psychosocial effects of burn injuries, such as interruptions in their relationships with family, friendships and schooling. Given that burn interventions have been developed to help mitigate the negative physical and psychosocial sequalae that follow, psychosocial interventions that specifically focus on bolstering resilience in paediatric burn survivors are scant.