TY - JOUR
T1 - College students’ experiences of sexual violence and reasons for seeking care in campus health and counseling centers
AU - Anderson, Jocelyn C.
AU - Boakye, Michelle D.S.
AU - Feinstein, Zoe
AU - Miller-Walfish, Summer
AU - Jones, Kelley A.
AU - Chugani, Carla D.
AU - Schmulevich, Alexandra
AU - Jackson, Reesha
AU - Miller, Elizabeth
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Objective: Examine associations between care seeking reasons in college health and counseling centers and sexual violence (SV). Participants: College students (n = 2,084 baseline, n = 1,170 one-year follow up) participating in a cluster randomized controlled trial of an SV reduction intervention on 28 campuses. Methods: Computer-based survey data gathered during students’ clinic visit and one-year follow up. Results: Despite high prevalence of SV, students almost never sought care specifically for SV (0.5% of reported visits). Gender differences emerged for reasons students sought care generally, but were not associated with differences in care seeking among those who experienced SV. At baseline and one-year, students who reported SV were more likely to state mental or sexual and reproductive health as their reason for care seeking. Conclusion: Many students seeking care have experienced SV yet present with other health needs. Providers need to recognize this and have a low threshold for providing SV resources routinely. Supplemental data for this article can be accessed online at https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2022.2057189.
AB - Objective: Examine associations between care seeking reasons in college health and counseling centers and sexual violence (SV). Participants: College students (n = 2,084 baseline, n = 1,170 one-year follow up) participating in a cluster randomized controlled trial of an SV reduction intervention on 28 campuses. Methods: Computer-based survey data gathered during students’ clinic visit and one-year follow up. Results: Despite high prevalence of SV, students almost never sought care specifically for SV (0.5% of reported visits). Gender differences emerged for reasons students sought care generally, but were not associated with differences in care seeking among those who experienced SV. At baseline and one-year, students who reported SV were more likely to state mental or sexual and reproductive health as their reason for care seeking. Conclusion: Many students seeking care have experienced SV yet present with other health needs. Providers need to recognize this and have a low threshold for providing SV resources routinely. Supplemental data for this article can be accessed online at https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2022.2057189.
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U2 - 10.1080/07448481.2022.2057189
DO - 10.1080/07448481.2022.2057189
M3 - Article
C2 - 35380934
AN - SCOPUS:85129160487
SN - 0744-8481
VL - 72
SP - 753
EP - 760
JO - Journal of American College Health
JF - Journal of American College Health
IS - 3
ER -