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Health of Persian Gulf War Veteran Women.

PB2009115525

Publication Date	1999
Personal Author	Pierce, P. F.
Page Count	26
Abstract	Little attention has been paid to the health and well-being of women who served in the Gulf War. Environmental and occupational exposures may affect women differently than men, and we need specific information we can use to determine whether there are preventable risks associated with military duties, deployment locations, or a particular combination of factors. A representative sample was drawn of Air Force women of reproductive potential who were aged 18-34 years at the time of the Gulf War. Women had to have been deployed during Desert Storm either in the theater of operations or elsewhere. In all, 1,200 exposed women (deployed in theater) and 1,200 unexposed women (deployed elsewhere) were sampled. Women were frequency matched on component of the armed forces and parental status. Respondents completed a self-administered questionnaire that elicited detailed information about their histories.
Keywords	Women Veterans (Military personnel) Females Outcomes Health status Questionnaires Health surveys Well being Tables (Data) Deployment Stress Environmental exposures Occupational health Military nursing Persian Gulf War Desert Storm Women's health Air Force women
Source Agency	TriService Nursing Research Program/Uniform Services Univ. of the Health Sciences
Corporate Authors	Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor. School of Nursing.; TriService Nursing Research Program, Bethesda, MD.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by TriService Nursing Research Program, Bethesda, MD.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept., 01 Sep 96-31 Aug 99.
NTIS Issue Number	200926
Contract Number	N96-028

Health of Persian Gulf War Veteran Women.

Health of Persian Gulf War Veteran Women.
PB2009115525

Publication Date	1999
Personal Author	Pierce, P. F.
Page Count	26
Abstract	Little attention has been paid to the health and well-being of women who served in the Gulf War. Environmental and occupational exposures may affect women differently than men, and we need specific information we can use to determine whether there are preventable risks associated with military duties, deployment locations, or a particular combination of factors. A representative sample was drawn of Air Force women of reproductive potential who were aged 18-34 years at the time of the Gulf War. Women had to have been deployed during Desert Storm either in the theater of operations or elsewhere. In all, 1,200 exposed women (deployed in theater) and 1,200 unexposed women (deployed elsewhere) were sampled. Women were frequency matched on component of the armed forces and parental status. Respondents completed a self-administered questionnaire that elicited detailed information about their histories.
Keywords	Women Veterans (Military personnel) Females Outcomes Health status Questionnaires Health surveys Well being Tables (Data) Deployment Stress Environmental exposures Occupational health Military nursing Persian Gulf War Desert Storm Women's health Air Force women
Source Agency	TriService Nursing Research Program/Uniform Services Univ. of the Health Sciences
Corporate Authors	Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor. School of Nursing.; TriService Nursing Research Program, Bethesda, MD.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by TriService Nursing Research Program, Bethesda, MD.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept., 01 Sep 96-31 Aug 99.
NTIS Issue Number	200926
Contract Number	N96-028