The occupational role of women in military service: validation of occupation and prevalence of exposures in the Millennium Cohort Study.
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| Abstract |
To better understand the US military's global peacekeeping and combat operations, which may expose a growing population of American service women to challenging occupations and environments. Concordance between self-reported and electronic occupation codes for female participants in the Millennium Cohort was measured using kappa statistics. Multivariable logistic regression modeling was used to assess the odds of five self-reported potentially toxic environmental exposures or disturbing experiences among different occupational categories, while adjusting for demographic and military characteristics, including deployment. Self-reported occupations were moderately to highly reliable when compared with electronic occupation data. Active-duty and Reserve/Guard females differentially reported witnessing death or trauma and exposure to chemical or biological warfare, depleted uranium, or pesticides. Findings suggest that self-reported occupation can be used with a high degree of confidence. Occupational groups with higher odds of reporting military exposures of concern will be followed longitudinally through 2022 and prospectively compared using baseline and follow-up evaluations.
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| Authors | Tyler C Smith, Isabel G Jacobson, Besa Smith, Tomoko I Hooper, Margaret A K Ryan, Millennium Cohort Study Team |
| Journal | International journal of environmental health research (Int J Environ Health Res) Vol. 17 Issue 4 Pg. 271-84 (Aug 2007) ISSN: 0960-3123 [Print] England |
| PMID | 17613091 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.) |
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