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ArticleInjury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention2023

Development and validation of an intervention package to improve lifejacket wear for drowning prevention among occupational boaters on Lake Albert, Uganda.

Frederick Oporia, Fred Nuwaha, Olive Kobusingye, Jagnoor Jagnoor, Fredrick Edward Makumbi, John Bosco Isunju, Simon P S Kibira

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Article in Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Shaping global strategy, mobilising for local action: reflections from the World Conference on Drowning Prevention 2023.Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Frederick OporiaDepartment of Disease Control and Environmental Health, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda foporia@musph.ac.ug.ORCID 0000-0001-6280-8919
Fred NuwahaDepartment of Disease Control and Environmental Health, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda.
Olive KobusingyeDepartment of Disease Control and Environmental Health, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda.
Jagnoor JagnoorThe George Institute for Global Health, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia.
Fredrick Edward MakumbiDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda.
John Bosco IsunjuDepartment of Disease Control and Environmental Health, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda.
Simon P S KibiraDepartment of Community Health and Behavioural Sciences, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda.
Makerere University · UGThe George Institute for Global Health · AU

Funding

Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 107768/Z/15/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOccupational drowning is a growing public health concern globally. The human cost of fishing is highest in sub-Saharan Africa. Although lifejackets prevent drowning, the majority of boaters in Uganda do not wear them. We developed and validated a peer-to-peer training manual to improve lifejacket wear among occupational boaters on Lake Albert, Uganda.

methodsThe intervention was developed in three stages. In stage one, we conducted baseline studies to explore and identify aspects of practices that need to change. In stage two, we held a stakeholder workshop to identify relevant interventions following the intervention functions of the behaviour change wheel (BCW). In stage three, we developed the content and identified its implementation strategies. We validated the intervention package using the Content Validity Index for each item (I-CVI) and scale (S-CVI/Ave).

resultsSeven interventions were identified and proposed by stakeholders. Training and sensitisation by peers were unanimously preferred. The lowest I-CVI for the content was 86%, with an S-CVI/Ave of 98%. This indicates that the intervention package was highly relevant to the target community.

conclusionThe stakeholder workshop enabled a participatory approach to identify the most appropriate intervention. All the proposed interventions fell under one of the intervention functions of the BCW. The intervention should be evaluated for its effectiveness in improving lifejacket wear among occupational boaters.

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DrowningHumansLakesUgandaDrowningHealth EducationImplementation / TranslationTrainingUptake/Adherence

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OpenAlexW4385340288

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