A Preliminary Description of the Health of Women Navy Divers: An Examination of Linked Medical, Personnel, and Dive Log Data for 47 Women Divers Who Separated Between 2008 and 2018

Abstract

Although women have always served in the U.S. Armed Forces, it has only been in the last half century that systematic examinations have been done on the health issues experienced by military women. Still, little is known about how occupational health risks among Navy divers might vary between men and women. Our objective was to use available data to examine health issues among all separating divers and then determine how prevalence rates varied between men and women for diagnoses made within the diver’s last year of active duty service.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2023
Source ID
10.1093/milmed/usad091

Entities

People

  • Brian J Maguire
  • Linda M. Hughes
  • Robert Nordness
  • Sandra L Field

Organizations

  • Leidos
  • Naval Sea Systems Command
  • Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Psychology

Readers

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  • Marine Mammal Biology
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