Table 3 Possible drowning prevention measures
| Issues | Prevention measures |
| Common place of drowning: ponds and ditches situated close to house | Environmental modification: creating barrier to prevent access to the water bodies, especially for younger children 1–4 years old |
| Awareness development: parents should be aware about the hazards of open water bodies | |
| Time of drowning: half of the drowning events in 1–4 year-old children occur between 0900 and 1300 | Institutional supervision: community day care centre or crèche should be established to supervise children |
| Person accompanying before drowning: half of child drowning incidents occurred when the child was accompanied by an adult | Improved supervision: supervision of children to be improved by raising awareness |
| Swimming ability: only 7% of drowned children over 4 years of age could swim | Swimming teaching: at the community settings using local resources, teaching of survival swimming should be provided to children 4 years and above |
