Mental and Physical Health Correlates of Tobacco Use Among Transgender Veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan Conflicts

Autor:	Donna L. White, Michael R. Kauth, Elizabeth Y. Chiao, Jan A. Lindsay, Annette Walder, Darius B. Dawson, Jennifer R. Kramer
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Tobacco use business.industry Medicine (miscellaneous) Physical health humanities Health equity Gender Studies Short Reports Environmental health Cohort Epidemiology Transgender medicine business
Zdroj:	Transgend Health
ISSN:	2380-193X 2688-4887
Popis:	The aim of the study was to identify prevalence of tobacco use and associated correlates in a cohort of 332 transgender veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. We identified tobacco use, nicotine replacement therapies (NRTs), and clinical comorbidities from veteran medical record databases. We compared differences in use and clinical comorbidities, using nonparametric bivariate analyses. Approximately 67% of veterans were using tobacco, with 25% receiving NRTs. Major depressive disorder, alcohol-use disorders, and drug-use disorders were significantly higher in transgender women tobacco users than in nonusers. Results emphasize future research and clinical intervention necessary to address these health conditions in this vulnerable subgroup.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
Externí odkaz:	https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::6c8ab6372b8826d025253918b771d3e8 https://doi.org/10.1089/trgh.2020.0051 Zobrazit plný text záznamu