Abstract
:Background:Building fires can be a great threat to the safety of residents, and can lead to economic and social damage. Exploring the views of stakeholders is a great source for understanding the factors that affect fires. The purpose of this study was to explore stakeholders’ experiences of unintentional fire-related injuries in residential buildings in Iran.Methods:This qualitative study was carried out using grounded theory. The study was conducted in Iran, in 2017. The study participants consisted of 25 people including stakeholders who had practical experience/or were knowledgeable in the field of preventing and fighting building fires. Purposeful and theoretical sampling were used for data collection. Data were analyzed based on constant comparative analysis and according to recommendations by Strauss and Corbin.Results:"Lack of a comprehensive approach to prevention of fire-related injury" emerged as a core variable which impacted on residents' safety against fires. The findings were classified into four groups of challenges related to the structure of building, socio-economic challenge, residents of the building and rescue services.Conclusions:Based on participants` experiences, unintentional fire-related injuries in residential buildings are affected by cultural context and economic, social and geographical factors. Improving the safety against unintentional fire-related injuries in residential buildings requires multidisciplinary operations including both change and improvement of the building construction and change in the beliefs and practices of residents to increase safety against fires.
Highlights
A ccidental fires in residential building are risky events which have both direct and indirect effects on human life that affect the general community health.[1,2]Fires are considered to be one of the major public health concerns all over the world, which yearly cause 200,000 deaths
"Lack of a comprehensive prevention approach to fire-related injuries" was known to be the core variable affecting the safety of residents against fires in buildings in Iran
This study aims to explain the factors which impact on the prevention of firerelated injuries in the context of fires in residential buildings
Summary
Fires are considered to be one of the major public health concerns all over the world, which yearly cause 200,000 deaths. Building fires can be a great threat to the safety of residents, and can lead to economic and social damage. The purpose of this study was to explore stakeholders’ experiences of unintentional fire-related injuries in residential buildings in Iran. The study participants consisted of 25 people including stakeholders who had practical experience/or were knowledgeable in the field of preventing and fighting building fires. Conclusions: Based on participantsexperiences, unintentional fire-related injuries in residential buildings are affected by cultural context and economic, social and geographical factors. Improving the safety against unintentional fire-related injuries in residential buildings requires multidisciplinary operations including both change and improvement of the building construction and change in the beliefs and practices of residents to increase safety against fires
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