Trajectories of Handgun Carrying in Rural Communities From Early Adolescence to Young Adulthood.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Characterizing patterns of handgun carrying among adolescents and young adults can inform programs to reduce firearm-related harm. Longitudinal patterns of handgun carrying among rural adolescents have not been identified.

Objectives

To assess specific points of intervention by characterizing patterns of handgun carrying by youths in rural communities from early adolescence to young adulthood and to quantify how age at initiation, duration, and frequency of carrying differ across identified patterns.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study uses the control group of the community-randomized trial of the Communities That Care prevention system, conducted among public school students in 12 rural communities across 7 states. Participants self-report

SUBMITTER: Ellyson AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8980900 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature