Alcohol use and change over time in firearm safety among families with young children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Improperly stored firearms pose a clear health risk to children. Previous research concurrently links alcohol use with lower levels of firearm safety. The objectives of this study were to assess (1) how families move from unsafe to safer firearm storage practices and (2) how parental drinking was associated with moving away from unsafe firearm storage practices.

Methods

This study used data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Birth Cohort, 2003 when children were two years old and again when they were four years old. Parents were asked about firearm storage practices, alcohol consumption, and information to measure other confounding variables. Their responses were used to identify families who engaged in unsafe firearm storage practices (n = 650) during th

SUBMITTER: Martin-Storey A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5916849 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature