State-level teen dating violence education laws and teen dating violence victimisation in the USA: a cross-sectional analysis of 36 states.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Approximately 10% of teens report experiencing sexual dating violence (SDV) or physical dating violence (PDV), collectively represented as teen dating violence (TDV). This study examines the association between laws incorporating TDV education in schools on TDV prevalence.

Methods

TDV prevalence was estimated using data contributed by 36 states that participated in the 2015 Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance Survey (YRBS). Presence of TDV laws was determined using Westlaw, a legal search engine. The adjusted odds of TDV victimisation was estimated by the presence or absence of a state law and length of time the law was in effect using hierarchical regression modelling, clustering on state, controlling for individual-level and state-level covariates and incorporati

SUBMITTER: Harland KK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8080304 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature