Table 4. Associations between BSHS-B scores and sociodemographic and clinical characteristics.

BDT: Bangladeshi taka; BSHS-B: Burn-Specific Health Scale-Brief

Variable	Category	n	Mean rank	Test statistic	Effect size	P-value
Age group	18–32 years	206	161.34	U = 12087.0, Z = -2.680	r = 0.14	0.007
	33–65 years	150	190.56
Gender	Male	227	167.14	U = 12352.5, Z = -1.582	r = 0.09	0.114
	Female	129	184.88
Place of residence	Urban	155	189.35	U = 12323.0, Z = 2.579	r = 0.14	0.010
	Rural	201	161.37
Marital status	Married	277	181.13	U = 9382.5, Z = 2.431	r = 0.13	0.015
	Unmarried	79	151.12
Family monthly income (BDT)	6,000–18,000	222	172.34	U = 4547.5, Z = -0.687	r = 0.04	0.492
	19,000–50,000	134	185.27
Causes of burn	Flame burn	148	172.14	H = 7.398, df = 3	η² = 0.013	0.060
	Electrical burn injury	134	160.55
	Chemical burn	7	208.64
	Scald burn	67	199.65
Percentage of TBSA	10%–25%	315	180.03	U = 3983.0, Z = 3.406	r = 0.18	0.001
	26%–40%	41	122.13
Place of burn	Domestic setting	195	193.69	U = 11057.0, Z = 4.096	r = 0.22	<0.001
	Outdoor	161	149.48
Types of clothing	Cotton	186	184.39	H = 5.906, df = 2	η² = 0.011	0.032
	Synthetic	162	163.50
	Woolen	8	117.71
Complications	Yes	215	153.51	U = 10248.5, Z = -4.538	r = 0.24	<0.001
	No	141	203.27
Number of surgeries	1 time	95	181.58	H = 11.688, df = 3	η² = 0.025	0.009
	2 times	159	162.35
	>3 times	38	146.09
	None	64	205.35
Length of hospital stay	<1 month	101	185.79	H = 4.669, df = 3	η² = 0.005	0.038
	1–2 months	162	161.17
	2–4 months	83	182.75
	>4 months	10	162.50