Aims: To characterize smokeless tobacco initiation and persistence in relation to deployment, combat, occupation, smoking and mental health symptoms. Design: Prospective cohort, utilizing self-reported survey data from the Millennium Cohort Study.
Survey data from the Millennium Cohort Study were utilized to examine rates of smokeless tobacco initiation and persistence in relation to deployment, combat, occupation, and mental health symptoms.
Background: Despite a growing emphasis on psychological outcomes following military combat, few longitudinal studies have examined the combined role of risk and protective factors in the mental health of combat-exposed military personnel.
Marines with combat exposure who took part in mandatory, pre-separation Transition Assistance Programs (TAP) participated in a longitudinal study of the impacts of risk and protective factors on their mental health following separation from the military.
BACKGROUND: Military professionals who deploy to combat operations may encounter hazards that could adversely affect reproductive health. Pregnant woman are generally exempt from deployment to military operations, however, exposures to such environments may inadvertently occur.
Department of Defenese (DoD) Birth and Infant Health Registry data were used to examine whether maternal deployment during pregnancy was associated with adverse health outcomes at birth and in the first year of life.
Objectives: The objectives of this study were to determine the dental utilization of children enrolled in a military dental insurance program and to assess if utilization differs by socioeconomic status.
Claims data were used to assess child utilization of the TRICARE Dental Program for a dental check-up at least once during a period of a year. The majority of children enrolled in the TRICARE Dental Program had at least one dental check-up during the study year.
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a significant health issue faced by women veterans, but little is known about their preferences for IPV-related care.
Attitudes about screening for Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) were examined in a population of female Veterans. Participants supported routine screening for IPV, and emphasized that such screening should be done by sensitive and caring providers.