Firearm purchasing and storage during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Inj Prev
; 27(1): 87-92, 2021 02.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-781204
ABSTRACT
To better understand motivations behind purchase and storage of firearms during the COVID-19 pandemic, we used Amazon Mechanical Turk to conduct an online survey of individuals who did and did not purchase a firearm since 1 January 2020 in response to COVID-19. The survey was fielded between 1 and 5 May 2020. We asked about motivations for purchase, changes in storage practices and concern for themselves or others due to COVID-19. There were 1105 survey respondents. Most people who purchased a firearm did so to protect themselves from people. Among respondents who had purchased a firearm in response to COVID-19 without prior household firearm ownership, 39.7% reported at least one firearm was stored unlocked. Public health efforts to improve firearm-related safety during COVID-19 should consider increasing access to training and framing messages around the concerns motivating new firearm purchase.
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Texto completo:
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Colección:
Bases de datos internacionales
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Armas de Fuego
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Comportamiento del Consumidor
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio observacional
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Investigación cualitativa
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Ensayo controlado aleatorizado
Límite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Anciano
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Middle aged
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Young_adult
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Inj Prev
Asunto de la revista:
Pediatría
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Traumatología
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Injuryprev-2020-043872
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