The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
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Although household firearm ownership has been consistently associated with increased suicide rates in the U.S., scant data speak to the type of gun used in U.S. suicides. We address this research gap using data from the National Violent Death Reporting System Restricted Access Data Set, 2005-2015, by describing the types of guns used in firearm suicides over time, by urban versus rural residence, for the population as a whole, and separately among adolescents, and by sex, race, and age. ⋯ Suicide prevention efforts that advise gun-owning families to reduce access to household firearms should focus not only on handguns but also on long guns, especially in rural areas and among households with adolescents.
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The purpose of the study was to describe the prevalence and patterns of prescription of hormonal contraceptive medications to young women with cerebral palsy (CP) and determine if CP topography or ambulatory status was associated with the type of contraceptive prescribed. ⋯ Ambulatory status and CP topography were not associated with the types of hormonal contraceptives prescribed in this cohort.