Drowning among the lakeside fishing communities in Uganda: results of a community survey
Autor: | Olakunle Olange, Nazarius Mbona Tumwesigye, Olive Kobusingye, Lynn Atuyambe, Joseph Magoola |
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Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Engineering Poison control Transportation Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Food Supply 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires Case fatality rate Uganda 030212 general & internal medicine Socioeconomics education.field_of_study 05 social sciences Fishes Focus Groups Middle Aged Female Medical emergency Safety Safety Research Adult Adolescent Fishing Population Interviews as Topic Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0502 economics and business Injury prevention medicine Animals Humans education Personal Protective Equipment Occupational Health Swimming Aged 050210 logistics & transportation Drowning business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health medicine.disease Occupational Injuries Lakes Cross-Sectional Studies Seafood Fishing industry business |
Zdroj: | International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion. 24:363-370 |
ISSN: | 1745-7319 1745-7300 |
Popis: | The study aimed to determine the drowning burden in four Ugandan lakeside districts; the prevalence of life jacket use, and community knowledge and attitudes regarding water safety. Subjects were recruited as they disembarked from boats. A structured questionnaire was used for demographics, experience on water, details of incidents in water, and awareness of drowning prevention measures. Focus group discussions (FGDs) and key informant interviews were held. The study interviewed 544 participants; 81.1% male, 86.8% below 45 years, and 51.1% involved in the fishing industry. A quarter (26.1%) of the respondents were observed wearing life jackets as they disembarked. Participants who had been in a boat that nearly capsized (57.8%), or that actually capsized (21.7%), were no more likely to wear life jackets than those who had not had these experiences. Three quarters (73.2%) did not know how to call for rescue, and only 48.7% could swim. There drowning fatality rate in this community was 502 deaths per 100,000 population. Majority of drowning events occurred during transportation (51.7%) or fishing (39.0%). The most frequently mentioned factors were stormy weather and overloading. Drowning is a common threat to young adults in the fishing communities around Lake Victoria. Few preventive interventions are in place. |
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