Outpatient Illness Incidence Aboard U.S. Navy Ships during and Following the Vietnam Conflict
Abstract
Outpatient illness rates aboard carriers and destroyers/frigates during the vietnam conflict were contrasted with rates for similar ships in the same geographical region during time frames subsequent to the cease-fire. While the difference for carriers was nonsignificant, both large and small ships had higher overall outpatient rates after the hostilities and officially ceased. Destroyers and frigates exhibited progressively higher rates in the two time periods examined after the war. Among these small ships the individual categories of infective and parasitic disorders, respiratory diseases, and skin and subcutaneous tissue problems yielded significantly higher rates after the conflict. The rate for accidents was significantly higher aboard carriers during the combat support operations when contrasted with the time period following the cease-fire. Across both sizes of ships, accidents accounted for a larger percentage of the outpatient visits during the conflict while skin disorders were responsible for a larger proportion of the post conflict sick bay visits. Keywords: Disease incidence, Vietnam, Shipboard, Outpatient Visits.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1989
- Accession Number
- ADA211210
Entities
People
- Christopher G. Blood
- Corazon B. Nirona
Organizations
- Naval Health Research Center