RESEARCH:
Association Between Swimming Lessons and Drowning in Childhood: A Case-Control Study
UNIVERSITY OR ORGANISATION: University of Washington
SUBJECT: Aquatic Education, Competence and Swimming
TYPE: Case-Control Study
DATE: 2009
This study estimates the association between swimming lessons and the risk of drowning among children aged 1 to 19 years in the USA. Their population-based case-control study found that participation in swimming lessons was associated with an 88% reduction in the risk of drowning for 1-4-year-old children.
COUNTRY
USA
AUTHORS
Ruth Andrea Brenner
Denise L Haynie
Mark A Klebanoff
Ron M Kinger
Cong Qian
Ann C. Trumble Gitanjali
Saluja Taneja
JOURNAL / PUBLICATION
Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
RESPONDENTS
North Carolina
Maryland
Florida (33 counties)
California (3 counties)
Texas (1 county)
New York (1 county)
88 families of children who drowned and 213 matched controls
ACTIVITY
Swimming Lessons
ENVIRONMENT
Public pools
Private pools
Lakes
Rivers
Ponds
Hot tubs
AGE
1-19
GENDER
Male
Female
ETHNICITY
White
African American
Latino
Other
