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‘Where are all the men?’
  1. Kirsten AL Morris and
  2. H Taylor
  1. Defence Medical Services, Lichfield, Staffordshire, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr Kirsten AL Morris; kirsten.morris{at}doctors.org.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/military-2024-002767

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    In a military headquarters, it is surprising to encounter such a question. Yet, it was the opening question posed at the fifth Defence Women’s Health Conference (April 2024), which focused on Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) and deployed role 1. This year’s event welcomed a record attendance of 180 service persons (8.9% male). Among the Defence Medical Services clinicians eligible to attend,1 there was a significant difference (p<0.001) between 1.6% (95% CI 0.8% to 2.4%) of males and 13.4% (95% CI 11.5% to 15.3%) of females attending (Figure 1).

    Figure 1

    The proportion of eligible Defence Medical Services clinicians (female and male) who attended the fifth Defence Women’s Health conference. The asterisk (*) indicates a comparative statistically significant result (z-test, p value < 0.001).

    Throughout the conference, the …

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors KALM conceptualised the study, developed the initial idea and drafted the manuscript. HT contributed significantly to the interpretation of the concept and provided critical revisions to the manuscript. Both authors reviewed and approved the final version of the manuscript. KALM is the guarantor for the work.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests KALM and HT are serving Officers in His Majesty's Armed Forces.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; internally peer reviewed.