Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention
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Multicenter Study
Analysis of the childhood fatal drowning situation in Bangladesh: exploring prevention measures for low-income countries.
To determine the epidemiology of child drowning in order to propose possible interventions for Bangladesh and other similar low-income countries. ⋯ Drowning is a major cause of childhood mortality in Bangladesh. Creating drowning-safe homes, improving supervision of children, modifying the environment, and developing water safety skills for children and the community may be effective interventions for drowning prevention.