Vulnerability to fatal drowning among the population in Southern Bangladesh: findings from a cross-sectional household survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to determine the fatal drowning burden and associated risk factors in Southern Bangladesh.

Settings

The survey was conducted in 39 subdistricts of all 6 districts of the Barisal division, Southern Bangladesh.

Participants

All residents (for a minimum 6 months prior to survey) of the Barisal division, Southern Bangladesh.

Intervention/methods

A cross-sectional, divisionally representative household survey was conducted in all six districts of the Barisal division between September 2016 and February 2017, covering a population of 386 016. Data were collected by face-to-face interview with adult respondents using handheld electronic tablets. International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-v. 10 (ICD-10) Chapter XX: External causes of mor

SUBMITTER: Rahman A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6756443 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature