Table 3.

Study characteristics and relevant findings of studies of childhood burns

Author	Timeframe	Study type (sample size)	Relevant findings	Region	STROBE Score
(Priyadarshini & Kumar, 2015) [33]	2007 - 2011	Retrospective N=100	Most burns occurred in children younger than 6 years of age (59%). Comparable proportions of male and female injured children (51 vs. 49%, respectively). 51% had minor burns (0-20% TBSA). Cause of burn was 47% scald and 42% flame. Overall mortality: 15%	Northern region - Sakaka, Al Jouf,	12
(Alharthy et al., 2016) [33]	2013	Retrospective N= 148	More than half of burn injuries (54%) occurred in male children. The mean TBSA was 5%. Most of burns occurred in toddlers and preschoolers (80%). Scald burns were the most common type of burn (76.4%) followed by flame (15.5%). No reported deaths.	Riyadh	16
(Alturki et al., 2019) [35]	2011 - 2016	Retrospective N=95	More than half of injured children were males (56.8%). Most burn cases were infants, toddlers, and preschoolers (72.5%). Scald burn was the most common type of burn (68.8%).	Western region - Jeddah	16
(Akkam et al., 2020) [36]	2009 - 2018	Retrospective N=787	Slightly higher male victims than females (56.4 vs. 43.6%). Most injuries (73.8%) occurred at home. Almost half of subjects 52% had minor burn (10-19% TBSA) The main cause of injury was flame (81%). Overall mortality: 25%	Riyadh	17
(Mater et al., 2020) [37]	2016 - 2017	Retrospective N=250	Higher proportion of burns among males compared to females (68% vs. 32%, respectively). The mean TBSA was 16.54% Scald was the major cause of burn (63.4%). Overall mortality: 4.8%	Riyadh	12

TBSA Total Body Surface Area