Impacts of Austerity on Urogenital Infection Rates in Active Duty Servicewomen
Abstract
Female warfighters are at increased risk of urogenital infections (UGIs) when serving in austere environments with varying levels of access to water, sanitation, and hygiene resources. Urogenital infections among servicewomen were among the top five reported medical encounters and one of the top seven reasons for medical evacuation from deployed locations between 2008 and 2013. In this study, we examine the use of water and sanitation resources across three environments (home duty station, field training, and deployment) and analyze associations between water, sanitation, and hygiene resource access and UGIs during training or deployment. The analyses are based on answers from 751 diverse active duty servicewomen (ADSW) at a large military installation in the southeastern USA.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Feb 25, 2023
- Source ID
- 10.1093/milmed/usad043
Entities
People
- Angelyn M. Brown
- Christina B. Terehoff
- Christopher H Stucky
- Elisabeth W. Andersen
- Elizabeth A. Kostas-polston
- Heather Nickole Smith
- Kristi R Norcross
- Lauren N. Nash
- Natasha R Randall
- William J. Brown
- Zach A Delabastide
Organizations
- 44th Medical Brigade
- Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center
- Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
- Landstuhl Regional Medical Center
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences