TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Effectiveness of screening for household gun ownership in an urban primary care clinic
JO  - Clinical pediatrics
A1  - Winterer, Courtney M.
A1  - Cowden, John D.
A1  - Williams, Kristi
A1  - Gupta, Rupal C.
A1  - Northup, Ryan
A1  - Julian, Joseph
A1  - Phillips, George C.
A1  - Colvin, Jeffrey D.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Gun-related suicide and homicide are leading causes of death among children. Little is known about the effectiveness of screening for gun ownership in primary care. We examined positive gun ownership screens over a 2.5-year period in a pediatric primary care clinic. The main outcome was a positive screen for gun ownership. The main predictors included insurance type, neighborhood median income, number of clinic visits, and other social needs. Of 19 163 patients, 474 (2.5%) screened positive for gun ownership. Patients with private insurance and from higher income neighborhoods had 2 to 3 times higher odds of a positive screen. Patients with more visits and with food insecurity had approximately 2 to 4 times the odds of a positive screen for household gun ownership. In conclusion, the rate of positive gun ownership screens was very low and far below known gun ownership rates. Improved screening methods could better identify opportunities for gun safety advocacy.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0009-9228
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00099228231161325
ID  - ref1
ER  -