ArticleInjury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention2014
Barriers to life jacket use among adult recreational boaters.
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- Personal, social, and environmental factors associated with lifejacket wear in adults and children: A systematic literature review.PloS one · 2018Pooled it
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- Unintentional injuries in children in the south of Iran, 2004-2019: a trend analysis of mortality rates.BMJ paediatrics open · 2023Article
- Lifejacket wear and the associated factors among boaters involved in occupational boating activities on Lake Albert, Uganda: a cross-sectional survey.Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention · 2022Article
- Determinants of lifejacket use among boaters on Lake Albert, Uganda: a qualitative study.Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention · 2022Article
- Public Response on Social Media to a Social Marketing Campaign for Influencing Attitudes towards Boating Safety.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Unintentional drowning: Role of medicinal drugs and alcohol.BMC public health · 2017Article
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objectiveTo identify barriers to life jacket use.
designCross-sectional survey.
settingNine public boat ramps in western Washington State, USA, August-November, 2008.
participants675 adult boaters (>18 years) on motor boats <26 feet long. MAIN OUTCOME: Low or no life jacket use (0-50% of time) versus high life jacket use (51-100% of time).
resultsLow/no life jacket use (0-50% of time) was associated with longer boat length (per foot, risk ratio [RR] 1.03, 95% CI 1.02 to 1.05), alcohol use (RR 1.11, 95% CI 1.01 to 1.20), perception of life jackets as 'uncomfortable' (RR 1.29, 95% CI 1.09 to 1.52), perceived greater level of swimming ability (RR 1.25, 95% CI 1.03 to 1.53 for 'expert swimmer') and possibly with lack of confidence that a life jacket may save one from drowning (RR 1.13, 95% CI 0.96 to 1.32). Low life jacket use was less likely when an inflatable life jacket was the primary life jacket used by a subject (RR 0.77, 95% CI 0.63 to 0.94), a child was onboard (RR 0.88, 95% CI 0.79 to 0.99) or if the respondent had taken a boating safety class (RR 0.94, 95% CI 0.87 to 1.01).
conclusionsLife jacket use may increase with more comfortable devices, such as inflatable life jackets, and with increased awareness of their efficacy in preventing drowning. Boater education classes may be associated with increased life jacket use among adults.
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