Naslov
Epidemiology of children's swimming competence and water safety

Autori
Santibañez-Gutierrez, Asier ; Fernández-Landa, Julen ; Calleja-González, Julio ; Todorović, Nikola ; Ranisavljev, Marijana ; Štajer, Valdemar ; Anđelić, Bogdan ; Zenić, Nataša ; Bianco, Antonino ; Drid, Patrik

Izvornik
Frontiers in Public Health (2296-2565) 10 (2022); 1342, 9

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
school children, drowning, safety measures, swimming skills, aquatic events

Sažetak
Introduction: The main purpose of this study was to investigate children’s swimming competence in primary schools of districts in Vojvodina, Serbia. Methods: Included subjects were primary school students from first to eighth grade (N = 2, 778 ; male = 1, 454, female = 1, 324 ; age = 10.73 ± 2.1 years). We used Swimming Competence Questionnaire to acquire and analyze their swimming experience, non-fatal aquatic events, and demographics. For the statistical analysis, logistic regression and hierarchical multiple regression were used to evaluate if the factors and SC and NFAE were associated. The analyses were carried out by using SPSS® software version 24.0 (SPSS, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, USA). Results: Families with more income and education generally have children with more swimming competence, experience, knowledge, and skills related to water safety. First step in analysis revealed that gender (β = 0.05, p < 0.01), education level (β = 0.06, p < 0.01) age (β = 0.171, p < 0.01), and family income (β = 0.04, p < 0.01) were significant swimming competence (SC) predictors (R2 = 0.04). Age (OR = 1.15, p < 0.01) was the only significant predictor in Step 1 predicting non-fatal aquatic events (NFAE). In Step 2, variables associated with SC were swimming location (1R2 = 0.06, p < 0.01), swimming experience (1R2 = 0.16, p < 0.01), swimming accessibility (1R2 = 0.05, p < 0.01), and learning experience (1R2 = 0.03, p < 0.01) (total R2 = 0.26 to 0.47, p < 0.01). Only a minority of participants reported that they could not swim further than 5 meters using general stroke (37.15%). Conclusion: National education trainers programs must be prioritized with the primary strategy of transferring knowledge to swimming and water safety. Families with lower income must be included without exceptions. This is perhaps a key factor in preventing NFAE, increasing SC, and increasing water safety

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kineziologija

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