Fatal intentional drowning in Australia: A systematic literature review of rates and risk factors.

ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION:Unintentional drowning deaths are only part of the drowning profile, with little attention being paid to intentional drowning in Australia. Strategies for the prevention of intentional drowning deaths are likely to be different from unintentional. Quality documentation, analysis and dissemination of intentional deaths data is crucial for developing appropriate strategies for prevention. OBJECTIVE:To conduct a systematic literature review to investigate the mortality rates and risk factors of intentional drowning deaths in Australia. METHODS:A systematic search guided by PRISMA was performed using Ovid MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycINFO (ProQuest), Scopus, Google Scholar, and BioMed Central databases to locate relevant original research articles published between 2007 and 2018. RESULTS:

SUBMITTER: Cenderadewi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7244177 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature