Prevalence and Correlates of Firearm Access Among Post-9/11 US Women Veterans Using Reproductive Healthcare: a Cross-Sectional Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Suicide rates have increased among women Veterans, with increased use of firearms as the method. Addressing suicide risk in this population requires understanding the prevalence and correlates of firearm access in healthcare settings frequented by women Veterans.

Objectives

Characterize the prevalence and correlates of firearm ownership and storage practices among women Veterans using Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) reproductive healthcare (RHC) services.

Design

Cross-sectional national survey conducted in 2018-2019 (17.9% response rate).

Participants

Post-9/11 women Veterans using RHC (n=350).

Main measures

VA Military Sexual Trauma Screen, PTSD Checklist for DSM-5, Hurt/Insult/Threaten/Scream, Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale scree

SUBMITTER: Monteith LL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9481791 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature