ArticleThe western journal of emergency medicine2021
Firearm Exposure and Storage Practices in the Homes of Rural Adolescents.
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- Children and Firearms in the United States: Parent and Child Reports on Firearms Use, Storage, and Training.Academic pediatricsTrial
- Factors associated with handgun carriage among U.S. adolescents, 2021-2022.Preventive medicine reports · 2026Article
- Beyond Locks and Lectures: What Rural Parents Think Would Be Effective Firearm Safety Messaging and Programming.Journal of community health · 2026Article
- Development of an intervention to incentivize secure firearm storage among veterans at risk for suicide.Injury epidemiology · 2026Article
- The Role of Family-Level Factors in Firearm Storage Practices.Journal of community health · 2025Review
- National Study of Firearm Presence and Storage Practices in Homes of Rural Adolescents.The western journal of emergency medicine · 2025Article
- A national study of firearm exposure and safety training among rural youth.Injury epidemiology · 2024Article
- Stress, Mental Health, and Risk-Taking: Associations among a Sample of Agricultural Adolescents.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Language Matters: Effective Communication and Connections for Firearm Injury Prevention.Journal of pediatrics. Clinical practice · 2024Article
- Profile and risk factors in farmer injuries: a review based on Haddon matrix and 5 E's risk reduction strategy.Frontiers in public health · 2024Review
- Identity, experience, and threat: Assessing key correlates of firearm ownership and related behaviors in a representative sample of five US States.Preventive medicine reports · 2023Article
- Safe at home: prevention of pediatric unintentional injuries.Injury epidemiology · 2023Article
- Gun Safety Teams: Prevention Using Public Health Strategies.North Carolina medical journal · 2023Article
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Abstract
introductionRural areas have higher rates of firearm-related unintentional and suicide deaths. Having access to a firearm greatly increases suicide risk. Safe firearm storage can be a major factor in preventing these tragedies. In this study we evaluated firearm exposure and storage practices in rural adolescents' homes.
methodsAn anonymous survey was administered to a convenience sample of attendees at the 2019 Iowa FFA (formerly Future Farmers of America) Leadership Conference. We performed descriptive, bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analyses.
resultsA total of 1,382 adolescents participated; 51% were males and 49% were females. Respondents were 13-18 years old, and 53% lived on a farm, 18% in the country/not on a farm, and 29% in town. Almost all (96%) self-identified as White/Caucasian. In their homes, 84% reported having rifles/shotguns, 58% reported having handguns, and 56% reported having both rifles/shotguns and handguns. Males were significantly more likely than females to report having firearms in their home (P<0.001). The likelihood of having rifles/shotguns was greater if living on a farm (odds ratio (OR) 4.19, 95% confidence interval (CI), 2.99-5.88) or in the country/not a farm (OR 2.74, 95% CI, 1.78-4.24) compared to those in town. Similarly, the presence of handguns in the home was increased if living on a farm compared to in town (OR 1.70, 95% CI 1.32-2.18). Rifles/shotguns and handguns were stored unlocked and/or loaded at least some of the time in 62% and 58% of homes, respectively. Those who lived on farms compared to in towns were more likely to have rifles/shotguns (OR 1.83, 95% CI 1.35-2.46) and handguns (OR 1.58, 95% CI 1.10-2.27) stored unlocked. For homes with unlocked rifles/shotguns, 46% stored ammunition unlocked. For homes with unlocked handguns, 38% stored ammunition unlocked. Among those aware of firearm storage in their home, 82% (802/974) reported at least one firearm stored either unlocked and/or loaded at least some of the time.
conclusionThe vast majority of rural adolescents we surveyed live in homes with firearms, and a large proportion of those firearms are not stored safely. Widespread efforts are needed to educate rural families about the importance of proper firearm and ammunition storage.
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