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Table 3 Safety precautions for bodies of water in China where a child under 5 years old drowned

From: Social and environmental risk factors for the accidental drowning of children under five in China

Safety precaution

N(%)

Presence of fence (except river /lake/sea), N = 479

 Yes

23 (4.8)

 No

442 (92.3)

 Not Answered

7 (1.5)

 Unknown

7 (1.5)

Covered, N = 563

 Uncovered

314 (55.8)

 Cannot be covered

210 (37.3)

 Covered partly

18 (3.2)

 Completely covered

8 (1.4)

 Other

1 (0.2)

 Not Answered

10 (1.8)

 Unknown

2 (0.4)

Warning signs (public bodies of water), N = 563

 Yes, the signs are easy to notice

28 (5.0)

 Yes, the signs are not easy to notice

34 (6.0)

 No

465 (82.6)

 Not Answered

13 (2.3)

 Unknown

23 (4.1)