التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Lifejacket wear and the associated factors among boaters involved in occupational boating activities on Lake Albert, Uganda: a cross-sectional survey. |
| المؤلفون: |
Oporia, Frederick, Nuwaha, Fred, Kibira, Simon P. S., Kobusingye, Olive, Makumbi, Fredrick Edward, Nakafeero, Mary, Ssenyonga, Ronald, Isunju, John Bosco, Jagnoor, Jagnoor |
| المصدر: |
Canadian Interiors; Jan/Feb2023, Issue 1, p513-520, 8p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
BOATS & boating, SHIP models, POISSON regression, LAKES, FISHING villages, FISH communities |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: |
UGANDA |
| مستخلص: |
Background Drowning death rates in lakeside fishing communities in Uganda are the highest recorded globally. Over 95% of people who drowned from a boating activity in Uganda were not wearing a lifejacket. This study describes the prevalence of lifejacket wear and associated factors among boaters involved in occupational boating activities on Lake Albert, Uganda. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional survey, grounded on etic epistemology and a positivist ontological paradigm. We interviewed 1343 boaters across 18 landing sites on Lake Albert, Uganda. Lifejacket wear was assessed through observation as boaters disembarked from their boats and self-reported wear for those who 'always wore a life jacket while on the lake'. We used a mixed-effects multilevel Poisson regression, with landing site-specific random intercepts to elicit associations with lifejacket wear. We report adjusted prevalence ratios (PRs) at 95% confidence intervals. Results The majority of respondents were male, 99.6% (1338/1343), and the largest proportion, 38.4% (516/1343) was aged 20-29 years. Observed lifejacket wear was 0.7% (10/1343). However, self-reported wear was 31.9% (428/1343). Tertiary-level education (adjusted PR 1.57, 95% CI 1.29-1.91), boat occupancy of at least four people (adjusted PR 2.12, 95% CI 1.28 - 3.52), big boat size (adjusted PR 1.55, 95% CI 1.13 - 2.12) and attending a lifejacket-use training session (adjusted PR 1.25, 95% CI 1.01 - 1.56) were associated with higher prevalence of self-reported lifejacket wear. Self-reported wear was lower among the 30-39 year-olds compared to those who were aged less than 20 years (adjusted PR 0.66, 95% CI 0.45 - 0.99). Conclusion Lifejacket wear was low. Training on lifejacket use may improve wear among boaters involved in occupational boating activities on Lake Albert. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| قاعدة البيانات: |
Complementary Index |
