An analytical study of the distribution of fatal ocean drowning by tidal phase and state in the Western Cape

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dc.contributor.advisorVan Hoving, Daniel Jacobusen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorSaunders, Colleenen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorRoos, Charlotteen_ZA
dc.contributor.otherStellenbosch University. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Dept. of Family and Emergency Medicine. Emergency Medicine.en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-18T10:32:33Z
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-11T06:50:17Z
dc.date.available2019-11-18T10:32:33Z
dc.date.available2019-12-11T06:50:17Z
dc.date.issued2019-12
dc.descriptionThesis (MMed)--Stellenbosch University, 2019.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractENGLISH SUMMARY : Drowning is a serious public health concern that is often overlooked. Understanding risk factors is key to the development of preventative strategies. The aim of this study was therefore to describe the frequency of fatal drowning in the Western Cape during different tidal phases and states. This was a retrospective, analytical study describing all fatal drowning incidents in the ocean, tidal pools and harbours in the Western Cape province of South Africa between 2010 and mid-2017. The most important finding of this study is a 2.4-fold increased incident rate of fatal drownings during spring (29.8 per 100 days) and neap (29.1 per 100 days) tides when compared to Normal tide (12.2 per 100 days). In addition, the odds of drowning during the flooding tide were 2.2-fold higher in spring tides when compared to neap tides. The factors contributing to drowning in the ocean are multifactorial and complex, and these initial findings suggest that future research on the influence of in-shore bathometry and wave character on environmental factors such as current velocity and force would aid understanding our site-specific drowning risk.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractAFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING : Geen opsomming beskikbaar.af_ZA
dc.description.versionMasters
dc.format.extent[54] pages ; illustrations, includes annexures
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/107155
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherStellenbosch : Stellenbosch University
dc.rights.holderStellenbosch University
dc.subjectDrowning victims -- Western Cape (South Africa) -- Mortalityen_ZA
dc.subjectDrowning -- Incidence -- Western Cape (South Africa) -- Analysisen_ZA
dc.subjectDrowning -- Incidence -- Western Cape (South Africa) -- Risk factorsen_ZA
dc.subjectUCTD
dc.titleAn analytical study of the distribution of fatal ocean drowning by tidal phase and state in the Western Capeen_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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