TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Challenges in documenting non-fatal drowning disability in Bangladesh: a community-based survey
JO  - International journal of environmental research and public health
A1  - Jagnoor, Jagnoor
A1  - Gupta, Medhavi
A1  - Christou, Aliki
A1  - Ivers, Rebecca Q.
A1  - Bhaumik, Soumyadeep
A1  - Baset, Kamran Ul
A1  - Rogers, Kris
A1  - Rahman, Aminur
SP  - e9738
EP  - e9738
VL  - 18
IS  - 18
N2  - Limited access to health care and the lack of robust data systems means non-fatal drownings are largely missed in low-and middle-income countries. We report morbidity among individuals who experienced non-fatal drowning in the Barishal Division, Bangladesh. A representative household survey was conducted in the Barishal Division in southern Bangladesh between September 2016 and February 2017, covering a population of 386,016. The burden of non-fatal drowning was assessed using the WHODAS 2.0 disability assessment tool, a generic assessment instrument for health and disability. A total of 5164 non-fatal drowning events occurred in the one year preceding the survey. Among these 18% were multiple events. From these, 4235 people were administered the WHODAS 2.0 questionnaire. Non-fatal drowning incidence rates were highest in children aged 1-4 years at 5810 per 100,000 population, and among males. Non-fatal drowning was associated with lower socio-economic status and larger family sizes. Few respondents (6.5%; 95% CI: 4.5-8.4%) reported some level of disability (WHODAS-12 score > 8). Incidence of non-fatal drowning is high in the population, however limited impact on morbidity was found. There is a need to develop tools and methodologies for reliable and comparable data for non-fatal drowning, especially to capture post-event disability in children.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1661-7827
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189738
ID  - ref1
ER  -