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Health risk behaviors of Afghanistan and Iraq war veterans attending college.
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- Understanding the Health Needs and Barriers to Seeking Health Care of Veteran Students in the Community.Southern medical journal · 2015Article
- Student and Nonstudent National Guard Service Members/Veterans and Their Use of Services for Mental Health Symptoms.Journal of American college health : J of ACH · 2015Article
- Weight-related disparities for transgender college students.Health behavior and policy review · 2014Article
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- Preventing chronic illness in young veterans by promoting healthful behaviors.Preventing chronic disease · 2012Article
- Post-traumatic stress disorder and health risk behaviors among Afghanistan and Iraq War veterans attending college.American journal of health behavior · 2011Article
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Abstract
PURPOSE. The population of military veterans attending college is rapidly growing as veterans return from Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF). We sought to describe patterns of student veterans' health-related behaviors and how they might differ from their nonveteran peers. DESIGN. We analyzed data from the 2008 Boynton College Student Health Survey (CSHS). SETTING. CSHS participants completed an anonymous online survey. SUBJECTS. The CSHS sampled students (n = 8651) attending public, private, 2-year, and 4-year postsecondary educational institutions in Minnesota. MEASURES. The CSHS included items on substance use (including alcohol and tobacco), safety, nutrition, and physical activity. ANALYSIS. We described demographics of OEF/OIF veteran, non-OEF/OIF veteran, and nonveteran students and used Poisson regression to compute adjusted relative risks (ARRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) to characterize associations between veteran status and health behaviors. RESULTS. After controlling for demographics, veteran students reported more safety-, tobacco-, and alcohol-related risk behaviors compared to nonveteran students. For instance, compared to the nonveteran reference group, the ARR for past year smokeless tobacco use and physical fighting among for OEF/OIF veterans was 1.76 (95% CI = 1.31-2.35) and 1.48 (95% CI = 1.22-1.79) respectively. Veteran and nonveteran students display similar weight-related behaviors, though OEF/OIF veteran students were more likely to engage in strengthening exercises. CONCLUSIONS. There are specific health risk behaviors that are particularly relevant for veterans attending postsecondary institutions. As veterans enroll in postsecondary education, there is a unique window of opportunity for health promotion in this population.
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