TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - The effect of the Australian National Firearms Agreement on suicide and homicide mortality, 1978-2015
JO  - American journal of public health
A1  - Gilmour, Stuart
A1  - Wattanakamolkul, Kittima
A1  - Sugai, Maaya Kita
SP  - 1511
EP  - 1516
VL  - 108
IS  - 11
N2  - OBJECTIVES: To investigate the impact of the Australian National Firearms Agreement (NFA) on suicide and assault mortality. <br><br>METHODS: We conducted a retrospective cross-sectional difference-in-difference study of the impact of the NFA on national mortality rates in the Australian population from 1961 to 2015. <br><br>RESULTS: The NFA had no additional statistically observable impact on firearm-related suicides in women (P = .09) and was associated with a statistically significant increase in the trend in men (P < .001). Trends in non-firearm-related suicide deaths declined by 4.4% per year (95% confidence interval [CI] = 4.1%, 4.8%) in men after the introduction of the NFA and increased in women by 0.3% (95% CI = 0.1%, 0.7%). Trends in non-firearm-related homicides declined by 2.2% per year (95% CI = 1.5, 3.8%) in women and 2.9% per year (95% CI = 2.0%, 3.7%) in men after the introduction of the NFA, with a statistically significant improvement in trends for women (P = .04) but not for men (P = .80). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The NFA had no statistically observable additional impact on suicide or assault mortality attributable to firearms in Australia. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print September 25, 2018: e1-e6. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2018.304640).<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0090-0036
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2018.304640
ID  - ref1
ER  -