An analysis of risk factors of non-fatal drowning among children in rural areas of Guangdong Province, China: a case-control study

Table 2 Biivariate analysis of risk factors for non-fatal drowning in rural areas, Guangdong, China

Factors		Odds ratio	95% CI
Children's personality	Extrovert	1.00	reference
	In-betweens	0.99	0.62-1.59
	Introvert	0.94	0.48-1.85
Father's education	Illiteracy	1.00	reference
	Elementary school	1.14	0.18-7.30
	High school	1.51	0.24- 9.70
	Undergraduate	1.43	0.23- 8.80
	Postgraduate and over	2.34	0.34-15.97
Mother's education	Illiteracy	1.00	reference
	Elementary school	0.62	0.20-1.95
	High school	0.58	0.18-1.86
	Undergraduate	0.52	0.15-1.75
	Postgraduate and over	1.22	0.25-5.95
Water safety education in school	No	1.00	reference
	Yes	1.11	0.74-1.67
	Can't remember	1.11	0.63-1.94
Household income	High	1.00	reference
	Low	1.99	1.01-3.95
warning sign around natural bodies of water	Yes	1.00	reference
	No natural bodies of water	0.54	0.31-0.91
Swimming ability	Good	1.00	reference
	Incapable of swimming	0.52	0.27-0.98
	Poor	3.30	1.69-6.43
Swimming in natural bodies of water without adult supervision in last 12 months	No	1.00	reference
	Yes	3.74	2.56-5.45
Fishing in natural waters in absence of adult supervision in last 12 months	No	1.00	reference
	Yes	1.58	1.09-2.29
Playing in natural waters in last 12 months	No	1.00	reference
	Yes	2.71	1.83-4.01
Diving in natural waters in last 12 months	No	1.00	reference
	Yes	2.81	1.88-4.21
Using life vest in water in last 12 months	Yes	1.00	reference
	No recreational water activity	0.27	0.16-0.45
Supervisor	father	1.00	reference
	mother	0.56	0.36-0.86
	Siblings/neighbors/relatives	2.91	1.31-6.43
Supervisor's age	<20	1.00	reference
	≥ 30	0.11	0.04-0.28
	No supervisor	0.18	0.07-0.46

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