Elizabeth A Kostas-Polston, Christina B Terehoff, Lauren N Nash, Angelyn M Brown, Zach A Delabastide, Elisabeth W Andersen, William J Brown, Christopher H Stucky, Kristi R Norcross, Heather Nickole Smith, NaTasha R Randall
INTRODUCTION: Female warfighters are at increased risk of urogenital infections (UGIs) when serving in austere environments with varying levels of access to water, sanitation, and hygiene resources. Urogenital infections among servicewomen were among the top five reported medical encounters and one of the top seven reasons for medical evacuation from deployed locations between 2008 and 2013. In this study, we examine the use of water and sanitation resources across three environments (home duty station, field training, and deployment) and analyze associations between water, sanitation, and hygiene resource access and UGIs during training or deployment...
February 25, 2023: Military Medicine