Epidemiology of unintentional fatal drowning among migrants in Australia.
drowning
epidemiology
migrant
minority populations
risk identification
Journal
Australian and New Zealand journal of public health
ISSN: 1753-6405
Titre abrégé: Aust N Z J Public Health
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9611095
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jun 2021
Jun 2021
Historique:
revised:
01
12
2020
received:
01
10
2020
accepted:
01
02
2021
pubmed:
27
4
2021
medline:
22
6
2021
entrez:
26
4
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
This study aimed to describe the epidemiology and risk factors contributing to drowning among migrants in Australia. A total population retrospective epidemiological study of unintentional drowning deaths in Australia between 1 July 2009 and 30 June 2019 of people born outside Australia (migrants). Cases were extracted from the National Coronial Information System. Descriptive statistics, chi-square and relative risk were calculated. Crude drowning rates were based on country of birth and population in Australia. There were 572 migrant deaths over the study period, 28.9% of total drowning deaths, 82.9% were male. Twenty-one per cent were aged 25-34 years and 40.8% had lived in Australia for 20+ years. Migrants at highest risk of drowning were from: South Korea (2.63/100,000 95%CI: 0.85-8.25), Taiwan (2.29/100,000 95%CI: 0.27-13.44), and Nepal (2.15/100,000 95%CI: 0.23-11.55). Migrants were more likely to drown when around rocks (p<0.001) compared with Australian-born people, who most frequently drowned in rivers (p<0.001). Migrants are not over-represented in drowning statistics. However, unique trends were found for drowning among migrants based on country of birth and length of time in Australia. Implications for public health: Holistic drowning prevention strategies and policies are required to effectively lower drowning risk among migrant communities.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33900674
doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.13102
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
255-262Subventions
Organisme : Royal Life Saving Society - Australia
Organisme : James Cook University Higher Degree by Research Enhancement Scheme 2020
Informations de copyright
© 2021 The Authors.
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