TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Disparities in adolescent reported drowning prevention strategies
JO  - Journal of Adolescent Health
A1  - Morgan, Erin R.
A1  - Hitchcock, Will
A1  - Sakamoto, Isabell
A1  - Stempski, Sarah
A1  - Rivara, Frederick
A1  - Vavilala, Monica
A1  - Quan, Linda
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - PURPOSE: Describe use of drowning prevention strategies among diverse adolescents. <br><br>METHODS: We analyzed 47,051 responses to 2012-2018 Washington statewide surveys of 8th-12th grade students, regarding formal swimming lessons, comfort in deep water (a measure of perceived water competency), and life jacket use in small watercraft. Using survey-weighted Poisson regression, we measured these strategies in relation to race/ethnicity, primary language, maternal education, and urbanicity. <br><br>RESULTS: 78.6% of students spoke English at home. Most students reported having had formal swimming lessons (62.2%), being comfortable in deep water (65.8%), and wearing life jackets (58.5%). Students primarily speaking Spanish (11.2%) reported formal swimming lessons (PR: 0.72; 95%CI: 0.67-0.78) and perceived water competency (PR: 0.75; 95%CI: 0.70-0.80) less often than primarily English-speaking. All prevention strategies were associated with higher maternal education. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Drowning prevention strategies, access to swimming lessons, life jackets, and water competency should be promoted among low-income children and those whose primary language is not English.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1054-139X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2022.06.026
ID  - ref1
ER  -