caa a22 4500 469048638 CHVBK 20180323132824.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170328e19921201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF01323997 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF01323997 Prevalence of smoke detectors and safe tap-water temperatures among welfare recipients in Memphis, Tennessee [Elektronische Daten] [Gerald Sharp, Michael Carter] The poor are at high risk for fire- and scalding-related injuries and deaths, many of which could be prevented by installing smoke detectors and reducing residential tap-water temperatures to safe levels. The goal of this study was to measure the prevalence of smoke detectors and safe tap-water temperatures among welfare recipients and compare subjects living in safe and unsafe homes. We interviewed 109 black women residing in inner-city Memphis who were receiving Aid to Families with Dependent Children and inspected their homes for functional smoke detectors and safe tap-water temperatures. Of the 533 residents reported to live in the homes visited for this study, 53.1% were not protected by smoke detectors. More crowded residences were substantially more likely to lack detectors. Most of the smoke detectors which were present were provided by landlords. Of 69 smoke detectors examined, 17.4% did not work. Of the 153 children age 0-5 years living in the homes we visited, 79.1% lived in residences with excessively hot tap water (>54°C). We conclude that additional efforts are needed to increase the use of smoke detectors and to decrease excessively hot tap water in the homes of welfare recipients. Human Sciences Press, Inc., 1992 Sharp Gerald Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Tennessee, Memphis, 877 Madison Avenue (Suite 330), 38163, Memphis, TN aut Carter Michael aut Journal of Community Health Kluwer Academic Publishers-Human Sciences Press 17/6(1992-12-01), 351-365 0094-5145 17:6<351 1992 17 10900 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01323997 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01323997 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Sharp Gerald Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Tennessee, Memphis, 877 Madison Avenue (Suite 330), 38163, Memphis, TN aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Carter Michael aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Community Health Kluwer Academic Publishers-Human Sciences Press 17/6(1992-12-01), 351-365 0094-5145 17:6<351 1992 17 10900 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer