Journal article
Sexual assault in the US military: A comparison of risk in deployed and non‐deployed locations among Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom active component and Reserve/National Guard servicewomen
American journal of industrial medicine, Vol.60(11), pp.947-955
11/2017
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22767
PMID: 28857214
Abstract
Background
To determine whether sexual assault in the military (SAIM) among active component and Reserve/National Guard servicewomen is more likely to occur in deployed or non‐deployed locations; and which location poses greater risk for SAIM when time spent in‐location is considered.
Methods
A total of 1337 Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom era servicewomen completed telephone interviews eliciting socio‐demographics, military and sexual assault histories, including attempted and completed sexual assault.
Results
Half of the sample had been deployed (58%). Overall 16% (N = 245) experienced SAIM; a higher proportion while not deployed (15%; n = 208) than while deployed (4%; n = 52). However, the incidence of SAIM per 100 person‐years was higher in deployed than in non‐deployed locations: 3.5 vs 2.4. Active component and Reserve/National Guard had similar deployment lengths, but Reserve/National Guard had higher SAIM incidence rates/100 person‐years (2.8 vs 4.0).
Conclusions
A higher proportion of servicewomen experienced SAIM while not deployed; however, adjusting for time in each location, servicewomen were at greater risk during deployment.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Sexual assault in the US military: A comparison of risk in deployed and non‐deployed locations among Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom active component and Reserve/National Guard servicewomen
- Creators
- Anne G Sadler - University of Iowa Carver College of MedicineBrenda M Booth - University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesJames C Torner - University of Iowa Carver College of MedicineMichelle A Mengeling - University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- American journal of industrial medicine, Vol.60(11), pp.947-955
- DOI
- 10.1002/ajim.22767
- PMID
- 28857214
- NLM abbreviation
- Am J Ind Med
- ISSN
- 0271-3586
- eISSN
- 1097-0274
- Number of pages
- 9
- Grant note
- U.S. Department of Defense (W81XWH‐08‐2‐0080) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (HSR&D DHI 05‐059; DHI 08‐136)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/2017
- Academic Unit
- Psychiatry; Epidemiology; Surgery; Injury Prevention Research Center; Neurosurgery; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9983995061902771
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