Estimating drowning mortality in Tanzania: a systematic review and meta-analysis of existing data sources

Sophie Sarrassat; Sigilbert Mrema; Kassimu Tani; Tom Mecrow; Dan Ryan; Simon Cousens

doi:10.1136/injuryprev-2018-042939

Estimating drowning mortality in Tanzania: a systematic review and meta-analysis of existing data sources

Sophie Sarrassat, Sigilbert Mrema, Kassimu Tani, Tom Mecrow, Dan Ryan, Simon Cousens

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Background The WHO advocates a 7-step process to enable countries to develop and implement drowning prevention strategies. We sought to assess, using existing data sources, the drowning situation in Tanzania as a first step in this process. Methods We searched for data on causes of death in Tanzania by reviewing existing literature and global datasets and by in-country networking. Authors and institutions were then contacted to request aggregate data on drowning mortality. Site-specific drowning estimates were combined using a random effects meta-analytic approach. We also tested for evidence of variations in drowning estimates by sex and by age group. Results We acquired partial or complete information on drowning deaths for 13 data sources. We found strong evidence for substantial variations between study sites (p

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	459-471
Number of pages	13
Journal	Injury Prevention
Volume	25
Issue number	5
Early online date	4 Dec 2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2018-042939
Publication status	Published - 23 Sept 2019
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Community
Drowning
Metanalysis
Mortality
Systematic review

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