FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SEVERITY OF DROWNING IN SCHOOL - AGED CHILDREN AT MUEANG SAKON NAKHON DISTRICT, SAKON NAKHON PROVINCE
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drowning, severity, school aged childrenAbstract
Mortality from drowning in school-age children is a major public health problem in Thailand. School-age children need to have appropriate drowning prevention behaviors. This research aimed to study characteristics and factors related to drowning in children under 15 years of age in Mueang Sakon Nakhon District. Using retrospective reports over the past 5 years (2018–2022), 16 cases of drowning patients were found in Mueang Sakon Nakhon district. All data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, and chi-square test. The results were summarized as follows: Children under 15 years of age who drowned during 2018–2022 had the highest mortality rate in 2018 at 50.0 %, with an average age of 7 years, and the youngest being 3 years old. Most of them were men (68.8%). In addition, the factors related to the severity of drowning were swimming activities on the pool, education level, and care of caregivers during drowning incident with statistically significant (p < 0.05).
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