Reproductive coercion in college health clinic patients: Risk factors, care seeking and perpetration

Reproductive coercion is associated with poor health outcomes in women. This study examined exposure to and use of reproductive coercion and care seeking among college students. A cross-sectional survey was administered to 2291 college students of all genders seeking care in college health and couns...

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Published in:Journal of advanced nursing 2023-04, Vol.79 (4), p.1464-1475
Main Authors: Grace, Karen Trister, Decker, Michele R, Holliday, Charvonne N, Talis, Janine, Miller, Elizabeth
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic achievement
African Americans
Bisexuality
Clinical outcomes
Clinical trials
Coercion
College students
Counseling
Counseling services
Cross-Sectional Studies
Domestic violence
Drug abuse
Female
Health behavior
Health services
Health status
Help seeking behavior
Humans
Infections
Male
Males
Patients
Perpetrators
Polls & surveys
Pregnancy
Race
Reproductive Health
Risk Factors
Sex crimes
Sexual Behavior
Sexual intercourse
Sexual Partners
Sexual violence
Sexually transmitted diseases
Smoking
STD
Women
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Summary:Reproductive coercion is associated with poor health outcomes in women. This study examined exposure to and use of reproductive coercion and care seeking among college students. A cross-sectional survey was administered to 2291 college students of all genders seeking care in college health and counselling centres as baseline data for a cluster-randomized controlled trial. Online surveys were collected (9/2015-3/2017). Descriptive statistics, chi-square, Fisher's exact and t-tests were analysed. Among female participants, 3.1% experienced reproductive coercion in the prior 4 months. Experience was associated with older age (p = .041), younger age at first intercourse (p = .004), Black/African American race (p 
ISSN:0309-2402
1365-2648
DOI:10.1111/jan.15207