Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
Washington State Department of Health, Tumwater, Washington.
J Adolesc Health. 2022 Dec;71(6):757-760. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2022.06.026. Epub 2022 Sep 8.
Describe use of drowning prevention strategies among diverse adolescents.
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.
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.
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.
描述不同青少年群体中预防溺水的策略。
我们分析了 2012 年至 2018 年对华盛顿州 8 至 12 年级学生进行的全州调查中 47051 名学生的回答，调查内容包括正规游泳课程、在深水中的舒适度（衡量对水的能力的感知）以及在小型船只上使用救生衣。使用调查加权泊松回归，我们根据种族/民族、主要语言、母亲教育程度和城市程度来衡量这些策略。
78.6%的学生在家说英语。大多数学生报告上过正规游泳课（62.2%）、在深水中感到舒适（65.8%）和穿救生衣（58.5%）。主要讲西班牙语的学生（11.2%）报告说上过正规游泳课（PR：0.72；95%CI：0.67-0.78）和对水的能力的感知（PR：0.75；95%CI：0.70-0.80）的频率低于主要讲英语的学生。所有预防策略都与母亲教育程度较高有关。
应在低收入儿童和那些主要语言不是英语的儿童中推广预防溺水的策略，包括游泳课程、救生衣和水上能力的获得。
