Pattern of intentional drowning mortality: a total population retrospective cohort study in Australia, 2006-2014

While a downward trend in unintentional drowning deaths in Australia has been observed, little is known about intentional drowning mortality. Limited information on intentional drowning death impedes the planning, implementation, and evaluation of prevention strategies. This study aims to describe r...

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Published in:BMC public health 2019-02, Vol.19 (1), p.207-207, Article 207
Main Authors: Cenderadewi, Muthia, Franklin, Richard C, Peden, Amy E, Devine, Sue
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aboriginal Australians
Age
Australia
Cities and towns
Cohort analysis
Confidence intervals
Data collection
Drowning
Drowning prevention
Drownings
Epidemiology
Evaluation
Fatalities
Females
Health promotion
Indigenous peoples
Injury prevention
Intentional drowning
Males
Mathematical analysis
Mortality
Patient outcomes
Planning
Population
Population studies
Prevention
Psychiatry
Public health
Risk analysis
Risk factors
Statistical tests
Studies
Suicide
Suicide drowning
Suicides & suicide attempts
Trends
Wellness programs
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Summary:While a downward trend in unintentional drowning deaths in Australia has been observed, little is known about intentional drowning mortality. Limited information on intentional drowning death impedes the planning, implementation, and evaluation of prevention strategies. This study aims to describe rates of intentional fatal drowning in Australia and compare these to other categories of drowning. Data were sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) over a 9-year period (2006-2014). Rates and trends of intentional drowning were compared with unintentional, water-transport related and undetermined intent drowning. Rates of intentional drowning deaths across gender, age groups, states/territories, remoteness of residence and First Peoples of Australia were calculated. Relative risk (RR) (95% confidence interval [CI]) was calculated, and chi-square tests of independence were performed (p 
ISSN:1471-2458
1471-2458
DOI:10.1186/s12889-019-6476-z