Rural-Urban Variation in the Association of Adolescent Violence and Handgun Carrying in the United States, 2002-2019.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Adolescent handgun carrying is associated with increased risk of firearm-related violence. Most evidence on adolescent handgun carrying is from urban areas, but these findings may not generalize to rural areas.

Objective

To examine differences in associations of adolescent interpersonal violence with handgun carrying across the rural-urban continuum.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study used nationally representative data from the US National Survey on Drug Use and Health among adolescents aged 12 to 17 years from 2002 to 2019 to estimate time-varying prevalence ratios (PRs) and prevalence differences (PDs) between interpersonal violence and handgun carrying across the rural-urban continuum. Analyses were conducted in April to July 2

SUBMITTER: Schleimer JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9975933 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature