FINAL REPORT 18JAN93

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Subject: FINAL REPORT   18JAN93                                          

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             FINDINGS

                   Data from a total of 2,668 questionnaires were analyzed. The mean age

             of all respondents was 24.8 years; the average length of service was 5.5

             years; and the mean number of days of deployment in the KTO was approximately

             120 days. Marines in Group III tended to be slightly older, have more years

             of service, and a greater length of deployment at the time of the survey

             (Table 1).

                   The distribution of job assignments was distinctly different among the

             three groups (Table 1). In Groups I and II, 79% and 74% of the respondents,

             respectively, were in the "Field" category. In contrast, the majority (55%)

             of Marines in Group III were assigned to the "Maintenance" category.

                   The prevalence of risk factors for respiratory disease such as smoking

             status, history of asthma, hay fever, and emphysema/bronchitis, and the

             receipt of influenza vaccination were examined for all three Groups (Table 2).

             Overall, 35.3% of Marines were current smokers, with the highest proportion

             (40.2%) in Group I. Approximately 4.9% of Marines noted a previous history of

             asthma; 14.6% gave a history of hay fever; and 8.6% had a previous diagnosis

             of either emphysema or bronchitis. Overall, 86.6% of respondents reported

             receiving the flu vaccine. No significant differences in reported risk

             factors associated with respiratory disease were found among the three groups.

                   Self-reported illnesses, injuries and symptoms were classed into four

             groups: 1) gastrointestinal (e.g., diarrhea, nausea/vomiting, stomach cramps);

             2) respiratory (e.g., wheezing, cough, chest pain, sore throat, cold); 3)

             injuries (medically and non-medically attended); and 4) other (burning eyes,

 skin ra h@. During the survey period, 25% of Marines in Group I

             experienced one or more significant diarrheal episodes, compared to


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