ArticleBMC public health2019
Pattern of intentional drowning mortality: a total population retrospective cohort study in Australia, 2006-2014.
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- Fatal intentional drowning in Australia: A systematic literature review of rates and risk factors.PloS one · 2020Pooled it
- Epidemiology, Risk Factors and Measures for Preventing Drowning in Africa: A Systematic Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2019Pooled it
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- Lessons learned through the 20-year development of a national fatal drowning database in Australia.BMC public health · 2023Article
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- Description and prediction of outcome of drowning patients in New South Wales, Australia: protocol for a data linkage study.BMJ open · 2021Article
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- Vulnerability to fatal drowning among the population in Southern Bangladesh: findings from a cross-sectional household survey.BMJ open · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundWhile a downward trend in unintentional drowning deaths in Australia has been observed, little is known about intentional drowning mortality. Limited information on intentional drowning death impedes the planning, implementation, and evaluation of prevention strategies. This study aims to describe rates of intentional fatal drowning in Australia and compare these to other categories of drowning.
methodsData were sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) over a 9-year period (2006-2014). Rates and trends of intentional drowning were compared with unintentional, water-transport related and undetermined intent drowning. Rates of intentional drowning deaths across gender, age groups, states/territories, remoteness of residence and First Peoples of Australia were calculated. Relative risk (RR) (95% confidence interval [CI]) was calculated, and chi-square tests of independence were performed (p < 0.05).
resultsThe crude mortality rate for intentional drowning deaths in Australia over the study period was 0.23/100000, lower than unintentional drowning (0.89/100000). Males were 1.6 (CI: 1.4-2.0) times more likely than females to intentionally drown, however females made up a significantly larger proportion of intentional drowning deaths (38.2%) compared to unintentional deaths (22.4%) (χ
conclusionsThis study adds to the limited evidence currently available about intentional drowning rates and trends in Australia. Being male, of older age groups, non-Indigenous, residing in Inner and Outer Regional areas, and Major Cities were risk factors for intentional drowning deaths. Improving data collection systems and furthering understanding of the risk factors of intentional drowning, as well as the development, implementation, and evaluation of prevention programmes, are required to reduce the risk of intentional drowning death in Australia.
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