a School of Physical Education and Sport , Akdeniz University , Antalya , Turkey.
Int J Inj Contr Saf Promot. 2014;21(1):61-7. doi: 10.1080/17457300.2012.759238. Epub 2013 Jan 21.
The aim of this study is to find the numbers of deaths by drowning incidents by using online search engines and online newspaper reports for all age groups covering five years (2007-2011) in Turkey, in order to conduct a population-based study for the first time in Turkey and to identify the risk factors associated with deaths from drowning. This is a web-based, descriptive, retrospective study on the deaths caused by unintentional drowning incidents. In the period of the study, 3216 persons died from drowning in Turkey; 84.0% (2703 persons) were males, and 16.0% (513 persons) were females. Death rates from drowning in overall years were 0.89; 1.44 for males, and 0.28 for females per 100,000. For persons aged between 10-19 years, the death rate was the highest with 1.76 deaths per 100,000 people. The drowning rate in provinces and districts (1.01 per 100,000) was almost twice than that in towns and villages (0.53 per 100,000) and 75.7% of all deaths were in natural water environments such as fresh/still water, and the sea. As the first population-based study on drowning, this study presents vital information to build preventative strategies and policies against drowning incidents, which threaten public health in Turkey.
本研究旨在通过使用在线搜索引擎和在线报纸报道，查找土耳其所有年龄段（2007-2011 年）五年内溺水事件的死亡人数，以便首次在土耳其开展基于人群的研究，并确定与溺水死亡相关的风险因素。这是一项基于网络的描述性回顾性研究，研究对象为非故意溺水事件导致的死亡。在研究期间，土耳其有 3216 人死于溺水；84.0%（2703 人）为男性，16.0%（513 人）为女性。总年溺水死亡率为 0.89；男性为 1.44，女性为 0.28/10 万。对于 10-19 岁人群，死亡率最高，每 10 万人中有 1.76 人死亡。各省区的溺水率（1.01/10 万）几乎是城镇和村庄（0.53/10 万）的两倍，所有死亡中有 75.7%发生在自然水环境中，如淡水/静水和海洋。作为第一项关于溺水的基于人群的研究，本研究为制定预防溺水事件的策略和政策提供了重要信息，这些事件对土耳其的公共健康构成了威胁。
