@article{2167b9b301214662ad3c09bd8f9de9e9,
title = "Mental and Physical Health Correlates of Tobacco Use among Transgender Veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan Conflicts",
abstract = "The aim of the study was to identify prevalence of tobacco use and associated correlates in a cohort of 332 transgender veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. We identified tobacco use, nicotine replacement therapies (NRTs), and clinical comorbidities from veteran medical record databases. We compared differences in use and clinical comorbidities, using nonparametric bivariate analyses. Approximately 67% of veterans were using tobacco, with 25% receiving NRTs. Major depressive disorder, alcohol-use disorders, and drug-use disorders were significantly higher in transgender women tobacco users than in nonusers. Results emphasize future research and clinical intervention necessary to address these health conditions in this vulnerable subgroup.",
keywords = "epidemiology, health disparities, tobacco use, veterans",
author = "Dawson, {Darius B.} and White, {Donna L.} and Elizabeth Chiao and Annette Walder and Kramer, {Jennifer R.} and Kauth, {Michael R.} and Lindsay, {Jan A.}",
note = "Funding Information: This research study was supported by the National Cancer Institute (grant R01CA206476 and an administrative supplement) to E.C. and partly with the use of resources and facilities at the Houston VA HSR&D Center of Innovations for Effectiveness, Quality and Safety (CIN13-413); a Texas Medical Center Digestive Disease Center grant (P30DK056338), and a grant (P30CA022453) from the Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine; and by the Office of Academic Affiliations, Advanced Fellowship Program in Mental Illness Research and Treatment, Department of Veterans Affairs; and by the South Central Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center. The funders played no role in design, analyses, interpretation, and reporting of these findings. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Copyright 2021, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers 2021.",
year = "2021",
month = oct,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1089/trgh.2020.0051",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "6",
pages = "290--295",
journal = "Transgender Health",
issn = "2380-193X",
publisher = "Mary Ann Liebert Inc.",
number = "5",
}