Safer storage of firearms at home and risk of suicide: a study of protective factors in a nationally representative sample.
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OBJECTIVE To estimate the protective effect of storing firearms locked or unloaded, or both, on the risk of suicide by firearms among people with relatively low intention to die. DESIGN AND SETTING Cross sectional survey. The 1993 National Mortality Followback Survey of 22 957 deaths in the United States, representing 2.2 million people, conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics. PARTICIPANTS Decedent's next of kin answered questions regarding various aspects of decedent's life to supplement information from death certificates. MAIN RESULTS Compared with decedents who stored their firearm unlocked or loaded, those who stored their firearms locked or unloaded, or both, were less likely to commit suicide by firearms (locked: OR = 0.39, 95% CI = 0.24 to 0.66; unloaded OR = 0.30, 95% CI = 0.18 to 0.49). CONCLUSIONS This study further supports the utility of devices and practices intended to reduce the likelihood of unauthorised or impulsive use of firearms.
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EVIDENCE BASED PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY AND PRACTICE Safer storage of firearms at home and risk of suicide: a study of protective factors in a nationally representative sample
Objective: To estimate the protective effect of storing firearms locked or unloaded, or both, on the risk of suicide by firearms among people with relatively low intention to die. Design and setting: Cross sectional survey. The 1993 National Mortality Followback Survey of 22 957 deaths in the United States, representing 2.2 million people, conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics....
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of epidemiology and community health
دوره 58 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004