Citation

Becher EC, Cassel CK, Nelson EA. Am. J. Public Health 2000; 90(10): 1626-1628.

Affiliation

Department of Health Policy, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA. elise.becher@mssm.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, American Public Health Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11030001

PMCID

PMC1446378

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: This study explored the relation between physicians' gun ownership and their attitudes and practices regarding firearm injury prevention. METHODS: Internists and surgeons were surveyed, and logistic regression models were developed with physicians' personal involvement with firearms (in the form of a gun score) as the primary independent variable. RESULTS: Higher gun scores were associated with less agreement that firearm injury is a public health issue and that physicians should be involved in firearm injury prevention but with a greater likelihood of reporting the inclusion of firearm ownership and storage as part of patient safety counseling. CONCLUSIONS: Despite being less likely to say that doctors should participate in firearm injury prevention, physician gun owners are more likely than nonowners to report counseling patients about firearm safety.