@article{ref1,
title="Drowning - a major but neglected child health problem in rural Bangladesh: implications for low income countries",
journal="International journal of injury control and safety promotion",
year="2006",
author="Rahman, Annalise and Giashuddin, Sheikh M. and Svanström, Leif and Rahman, F.",
volume="13",
number="2",
pages="101-105",
abstract="This study was intended to estimate the magnitude and explore the determinants of childhood drowning in rural Bangladesh. A cross-sectional survey as well as a population-based case - control study was conducted. By multistage cluster sampling 51 147 children aged 1 - 4 years were identified from 108 827 rural households. All drownings in children aged 1 - 4 years in the preceding 5 years were identified and recruited as cases and two living children of the same age group were selected from the same localities as controls. Socio-economic, demographic, environmental and other related information was collected from mothers of both cases and controls by face-to-face interview with the help of structured questionnaires. The incidence of drowning among children aged 1 - 4 years old was 156.4 per 100 000 children-year. The highest rate (328.1 per 100 000; 95% CI 254.8 - 421.7) was observed in 1 year old male children. The proportional mortality due to drowning in the children was 27.9%. Mothers' age and literacy and family income were identified as risk factors. Drowning is one of the major causes of 1 - 4 years childhood mortality in Bangladesh. One-year-old male children from poor families were at great risk of drowning in rural Bangladesh.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1745-7300",
doi="10.1080/17457300500172941",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17457300500172941"
}