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A scoping review of the literature on effectiveness of legislative and regulatory measures to prevent drowning.

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Τίτλος: A scoping review of the literature on effectiveness of legislative and regulatory measures to prevent drowning.
Συγγραφείς: Essex R; Injury Division, The George Institute for Global Health, Level 8/55 Botany St, Randwick, NSW, 2031, Australia. ressex@georgeinstitute.org.au.; Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. ressex@georgeinstitute.org.au., Beri D; Injury Division, The George Institute for Global Health, Level 8/55 Botany St, Randwick, NSW, 2031, Australia.; Injury Division, George Institute for Global health, Delhi, India., Jagnoor J; Injury Division, The George Institute for Global Health, Level 8/55 Botany St, Randwick, NSW, 2031, Australia.; Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Πηγή: BMC public health [BMC Public Health] 2026 Apr 07; Vol. 26 (1). Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Apr 07.
Τύπος έκδοσης: Journal Article; Scoping Review
Γλώσσα: English
Στοιχεία περιοδικού: Publisher: BioMed Central Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 100968562 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1471-2458 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 14712458 NLM ISO Abbreviation: BMC Public Health Subsets: MEDLINE
Imprint Name(s): Original Publication: London : BioMed Central, [2001-
Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): Drowning*/prevention & control , Government Regulation*, Humans
Περίληψη: BACKGROUND: Drowning has been the cause of millions of deaths over the last decade. Regulation is believed to be an effective measure in drowning prevention efforts; however regulatory regimes vary substantially. This study sought to (1) map the coverage of legislation and regulation related to drowning prevention; (2) examine the effectiveness of these regulatory measures; (3) explore the lessons learnt from the development, implementation, and enforcement, and; (4) provide an overall assessment of the quality of this literature. METHODS: A systematic scoping review was undertaken of the academic and grey literature. Papers were included if they gave insight into regulatory coverage or reported findings explicitly related to drowning prevention policies, laws, or regulation. After screening 25 papers (21 academic, four grey literature) were included in this review. RESULTS: While the literature provides some insights into global regulatory coverage when it comes to drowning prevention, this varies substantially. Relatively few studies have directly assessed the effectiveness of regulation. CONCLUSIONS: Global regulatory coverage varies substantially, however when done well, regulatory efforts appear to be promising intervention when it comes to drowning prevention. However, the effectiveness of regulation is dependent on a range of factors, like resourcing and enforcement. Given the limited literature in this area, there is no clear picture of what works, for whom, and why.
Competing Interests: Declarations. Ethics approval and consent to participate: This was a scoping review and thus, ethical approval was not required. Consent for publication: N/A. Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.
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Contributed Indexing: Keywords: Drowning prevention; Legislation; Policy; Regulation; Water safety
Entry Date(s): Date Created: 20260407 Date Completed: 20260628 Latest Revision: 20260730
Update Code: 20260730
PubMed Central ID: PMC13192012
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-026-27234-2
PMID: 41947109
Βάση Δεδομένων: MEDLINE
Περιγραφή
ISSN:1471-2458
DOI:10.1186/s12889-026-27234-2