Lifejacket wear and ownership
Self-reported lifejacket wear was reported for 969 boaters who were interviewed, while the covert observation was done on 964 boaters across 14 landing sites as they disembarked from the lake in their boats. After a six-month peer-led training program, self-reported lifejacket wear rose from 30.8% at baseline to 65.1% (95% CI 60.7%– 69.2%) in the intervention arm, and from 29.9% to 43.2% (95% CI 38.8%– 47.6%) in the non-intervention arm. Observed lifejacket wear rose from 1.0% at baseline to 26.8% (95% CI 22.7%– 30.9%) at endline in the intervention arm, and from 0.6% to 8.8% (95% CI 6.5%– 11.6%) in the non-intervention arm. More than a half, 53.5% (95% CI 49.1%– 57.9%) and nearly three quarters, 71.5% (95% CI 67.3%– 75.3%) of the boaters reported having a lifejacket in the non-intervention and intervention arm respectively. The majority 81.5% (95% CI 77.8%– 84.7%) of the boaters in the intervention arm intended to wear a lifejacket on their next trip to the lake. 