Project Title: Ancillary study to "Determining the burden of drowning in Tanzania" project context analysis of drowning deaths across population-based data sources in Tanzania (CADD)
Project Description: In 2016, the Global Burden of Disease estimated that drowning accounted for 302932 deaths worldwide corresponding to 4.1 drowning death per 100,000 people-year, out of which 90% occurred in low- and middle-income countries. In 2014, the World Health Organization highlighted drowning as a serious and neglected public health problem and recommended that "all countries should implement proven drowning prevention strategies, tailored to their specific circumstances and risk groups". To develop such a strategy, the World... In 2016, the Global Burden of Disease estimated that drowning accounted for 302932 deaths worldwide corresponding to 4.1 drowning death per 100,000 people-year, out of which 90% occurred in low- and middle-income countries. In 2014, the World Health Organization highlighted drowning as a serious and neglected public health problem and recommended that "all countries should implement proven drowning prevention strategies, tailored to their specific circumstances and risk groups". To develop such a strategy, the World Health Organization proposed a 7-step guide with step one being "Assess the drowning situation and raise awareness. If needed, establish data collection systems ensuring data on drowning is accurate, timely and inclusive". In 2017 and 2018 the Ifakara Health Institute, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine undertook a study to explore the burden of drowning in Tanzania using data from existing sources. Population-based data identified through this project, suggests the drowning mortality rate in Tanzania can be estimated at 5.8 per 100,000 persons per year on average with 0.8% of deaths due to drowning. A limitation of the study was that it only collected and analyzed variables on age and sex. The distribution of International Classification of Diseases 10th Revision codes allocated to drowning deaths recorded in Health and Demographic Surveillance Systems and sample Vital Registration with verbal Autopsy population-based data revealed little about the circumstances of drowning deaths. In order to better understand the context and develop context and develop a context-specific framework to codify drowning deaths, this ancillary study aims to extend the extraction and analysis of population-based data from the Ifakara Health Institute data repository.
Principal Investigator : Sigilbert Mrema
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Time frame: (2021-12-01) - (2022-11-30)
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) (Normal)
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