Ali Davoudi-Kiakalayeh1, Reza Mohammadi2, Shahrokh Yousefzade-Chabok1. 1. Guilan Road Trauma Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Science, Rasht, Iran. 2. Division of Social Medicine, Department of Public Health Science, Karolinska Institutet, Norrbacka, SE-17176 Stockholm, Sweden.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate maternal beliefs, practices about causes and determinant factors on drowning and maternal socioeconomic correlated factors on child mortality from drowning. METHODS: From March 2005 to March 2009, in a register-based cohort study and household survey, individual records utilizing drowning registry data of northern Iran were enrolled. Mothers (n=276) who responded to multiple questions in a household survey were included. The patterns, interrelationships and effects of socioeconomic correlated factors on child mortality were analyzed. RESULTS: A significant difference in relation to mother's educational level and age and family income distribution was noticed. Participants in household survey also reported that establishment of a multi-sectorial collaboration, integration of public health messages into local television, additional rescue stations and lifeguard, hazard environment fencing, increasing adult supervision, more support on increasing swimming ability among the children were all effective on reducing of drowning death. CONCLUSION: Due to the high rate of drowning in children and lack of attention among olders, a greater emphasis should be placed on educating mothers to assist a better supervision on their children.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate maternal beliefs, practices about causes and determinant factors on drowning and maternal socioeconomic correlated factors on child mortality from drowning. METHODS: From March 2005 to March 2009, in a register-based cohort study and household survey, individual records utilizing drowning registry data of northern Iran were enrolled. Mothers (n=276) who responded to multiple questions in a household survey were included. The patterns, interrelationships and effects of socioeconomic correlated factors on child mortality were analyzed. RESULTS: A significant difference in relation to mother's educational level and age and family income distribution was noticed. Participants in household survey also reported that establishment of a multi-sectorial collaboration, integration of public health messages into local television, additional rescue stations and lifeguard, hazard environment fencing, increasing adult supervision, more support on increasing swimming ability among the children were all effective on reducing of drowning death. CONCLUSION: Due to the high rate of drowning in children and lack of attention among olders, a greater emphasis should be placed on educating mothers to assist a better supervision on their children.
Authors: Sheikh M Giashuddin; Aminur Rahman; Fazlur Rahman; Saidur Rahman Mashreky; Salim Mahmud Chowdhury; Michael Linnan; Shumona Shafinaz Journal: Int J Equity Health Date: 2009-03-23