Peer-led training improves lifejacket wear among occupational boaters: Evidence from a cluster randomized controlled trial on Lake Albert, Uganda.
<h4>Background</h4>The burden of drowning among occupational boaters in low and middle-income countries is highest globally. In Uganda, over 95% of people who drowned from boating-related activities were not wearing lifejackets at the time of the incident. We implemented and evaluated a...
Main Authors: | Frederick Oporia, Simon P S Kibira, Jagnoor Jagnoor, Olive Kobusingye, Fredrick Edward Makumbi, John Bosco Isunju, Fred Nuwaha |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2023-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0292754 |
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