Influence of a Survival Swimming Training Programme on Water Safety Knowledge, Attitudes and Skills: A Randomized Controlled Trial among Young Adults in Sri Lanka

Drowning among young adults is high in Sri Lanka. Water safety education is a recommended strategy for drowning prevention but is often overlooked for young adults. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of an adapted educational intervention, “Swim for Safety” on improving water safety know...

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Autores principales:	Jeewanthika Ekanayaka, Chan Kim Geok, Bernadette Matthews, Samath D. Dharmaratne
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	drowning water safety knowledge water safety attitudes survival swimming skills water safety education young adults Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:033a2343c6524394a42818617a6e24a12021-11-11T16:32:26ZInfluence of a Survival Swimming Training Programme on Water Safety Knowledge, Attitudes and Skills: A Randomized Controlled Trial among Young Adults in Sri Lanka10.3390/ijerph1821114281660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/033a2343c6524394a42818617a6e24a12021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/21/11428https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601Drowning among young adults is high in Sri Lanka. Water safety education is a recommended strategy for drowning prevention but is often overlooked for young adults. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of an adapted educational intervention, “Swim for Safety” on improving water safety knowledge, attitudes and survival swimming skills among undergraduates (19–28 years) in Sri Lanka. This study employed a parallel-group, two-arm randomized controlled trial design. The intervention group (<i>n</i> = 78) received a face-to-face, 12-lesson education programme, and the control group (<i>n</i> = 78) received a brochure and weekly mobile phone messages for six consecutive weeks. Baseline, post-intervention and three-month follow-up knowledge, attitudes and skills were evaluated. Knowledge and attitudes were assessed using a self-administered questionnaire and skills were evaluated following a skills assessment protocol. In total 116 participants, 60 intervention group and 56 control group, completed the study. At baseline there were no differences between groups in median scores of water safety knowledge, attitudes and survival swimming skills. The intervention group demonstrated statistically significant increases in median water safety knowledge, attitudes and survival swimming skill scores compared with the control group, following the intervention and maintained at three-month follow-up (<i>p</i> < 0.05). The adapted Swim for Safety programme significantly improved water safety knowledge, attitudes, and survival swimming skills among young adults in Sri Lanka. Therefore, it is recommended that the SfS programme be implemented widely to prevent drowning in young adults.Jeewanthika EkanayakaChan Kim GeokBernadette MatthewsSamath D. DharmaratneMDPI AGarticledrowningwater safety knowledgewater safety attitudessurvival swimming skillswater safety educationyoung adultsMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11428, p 11428 (2021)
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spellingShingle	drowning water safety knowledge water safety attitudes survival swimming skills water safety education young adults Medicine R Jeewanthika Ekanayaka Chan Kim Geok Bernadette Matthews Samath D. Dharmaratne Influence of a Survival Swimming Training Programme on Water Safety Knowledge, Attitudes and Skills: A Randomized Controlled Trial among Young Adults in Sri Lanka
description	Drowning among young adults is high in Sri Lanka. Water safety education is a recommended strategy for drowning prevention but is often overlooked for young adults. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of an adapted educational intervention, “Swim for Safety” on improving water safety knowledge, attitudes and survival swimming skills among undergraduates (19–28 years) in Sri Lanka. This study employed a parallel-group, two-arm randomized controlled trial design. The intervention group (<i>n</i> = 78) received a face-to-face, 12-lesson education programme, and the control group (<i>n</i> = 78) received a brochure and weekly mobile phone messages for six consecutive weeks. Baseline, post-intervention and three-month follow-up knowledge, attitudes and skills were evaluated. Knowledge and attitudes were assessed using a self-administered questionnaire and skills were evaluated following a skills assessment protocol. In total 116 participants, 60 intervention group and 56 control group, completed the study. At baseline there were no differences between groups in median scores of water safety knowledge, attitudes and survival swimming skills. The intervention group demonstrated statistically significant increases in median water safety knowledge, attitudes and survival swimming skill scores compared with the control group, following the intervention and maintained at three-month follow-up (<i>p</i> < 0.05). The adapted Swim for Safety programme significantly improved water safety knowledge, attitudes, and survival swimming skills among young adults in Sri Lanka. Therefore, it is recommended that the SfS programme be implemented widely to prevent drowning in young adults.
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author	Jeewanthika Ekanayaka Chan Kim Geok Bernadette Matthews Samath D. Dharmaratne
author_facet	Jeewanthika Ekanayaka Chan Kim Geok Bernadette Matthews Samath D. Dharmaratne
author_sort	Jeewanthika Ekanayaka
title	Influence of a Survival Swimming Training Programme on Water Safety Knowledge, Attitudes and Skills: A Randomized Controlled Trial among Young Adults in Sri Lanka
title_short	Influence of a Survival Swimming Training Programme on Water Safety Knowledge, Attitudes and Skills: A Randomized Controlled Trial among Young Adults in Sri Lanka
title_full	Influence of a Survival Swimming Training Programme on Water Safety Knowledge, Attitudes and Skills: A Randomized Controlled Trial among Young Adults in Sri Lanka
title_fullStr	Influence of a Survival Swimming Training Programme on Water Safety Knowledge, Attitudes and Skills: A Randomized Controlled Trial among Young Adults in Sri Lanka
title_full_unstemmed	Influence of a Survival Swimming Training Programme on Water Safety Knowledge, Attitudes and Skills: A Randomized Controlled Trial among Young Adults in Sri Lanka
title_sort	influence of a survival swimming training programme on water safety knowledge, attitudes and skills: a randomized controlled trial among young adults in sri lanka
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/033a2343c6524394a42818617a6e24a1
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Influence of a Survival Swimming Training Programme on Water Safety Knowledge, Attitudes and Skills: A Randomized Controlled Trial among Young Adults in Sri Lanka

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