Citation

Rodgers GB. Hum. Factors 1989; 31(2): 123-132.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1989, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2744769

Abstract

This article examines and quantifies factors affecting the risk of child drowning and near-drowning accidents in residential swimming pools. Two surveys were conducted. One survey provided information on children and pools involved in accidents; the other provided information on children exposed to the risk of drowning and their swimming environment. A logit regression model was used to analyze the survey results. The accident determinants were estimated, and risk factors calculated. The results are analyzed within the context of the child drowning and child development literature. Possible intervention strategies are discussed.