Drowning Prevention in Portable Swimming Pools: A Cross‐Sectional Survey of Parental Knowledge, Risk Perceptions, and Safety Practices
While self-reported supervision and storage practices were high, compliance with fencing requirements, the most effective drowning prevention strategy, was markedly low. Stronger action is needed to promote fencing compliance and confront misconceptions about the safety of shallow portable pools.
Authors
- Amy E. Peden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6424-1511)
- Hamilton Kyra
Institutions
- Griffith University (AU)
- University of California, Merced (US)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- James Cook University (AU)
- University of Jyväskylä (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
- Published
- 2025-12-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jpc.70257
- Primary Topic
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Government of Western Australia