@article{ref1,
title="Awareness of a rape crisis center and knowledge about sexual violence among high school adolescents",
journal="Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology",
year="2015",
author="Lee, Sara H. and Stark, Amrita K. and O'Riordan, Mary Ann and Lazebnik, Rina",
volume="28",
number="1",
pages="53-56",
abstract="STUDY OBJECTIVE: This study examined awareness among adolescents of a local rape crisis center as well as their knowledge about sexual violence. <br><br>DESIGN: The Cleveland Rape Crisis Center (CRCC) conducts sexual violence prevention programs for high school students. A written, anonymous survey was distributed to students prior to the start of the program. Students were asked if they had heard of the CRCC; knowledge about sexual violence was assessed with a series of 7 statements (rape myths) that participants identified as true or false. Surveys were reviewed retrospectively. Analyses were carried out for individual questions and frequencies compared using chi-square analysis. <br><br>RESULTS: A total of 1633 surveys were collected; 1118 (68.5%) participants were female and 514 (31.5%) were male; ages ranged from 12 to 19 years. Respondents described themselves as being of European descent (45.9%), African descent (26.2%), or mixed race (17.7%). Just over half (863, 52.9%) of survey respondents had heard of the CRCC. Over half (950, 58.2%) of participants answered 5 or more questions correctly (range of correct answers 0 to 7). In general, more participants who were aware of the CRCC were able to identify statements about rape correctly (P <.01 for statements 1, 4, 5, 6, and 7, P <.001 for ≥5 correct). Age, gender, and race were all significantly associated with knowledge about rape. Females were consistently more likely to get an answer correct, as were participants of European descent. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Awareness of the CRCC was associated with increased knowledge about sexual violence.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1083-3188",
doi="10.1016/j.jpag.2014.03.006",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpag.2014.03.006"
}