Sex and Urban-Rural Differences in the Relationship between Childhood Sexual Abuse and Mental Health among Chinese College Students.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to reveal sex and urban-rural differences in the association between childhood sexual abuse (CSA) and mental health among Chinese college students. The study used data from the "National College Student Survey on Sexual and Reproductive Health 2019", a cross-sectional study conducted in all 31 provinces of mainland China. Weighted logistic regression analysis was conducted to determine the association between CSA (noncontact CSA, contact CSA, and penetrative CSA) and mental health (suicide attempts and mental disorders). Among 49,728 students, 39.42% of the male participants and 43.55% of the female participants had ever experienced CSA. According to the OR results of logistic regression analysis, compared to females, males in the contact CSA group (AOR: 3.49, 95% CI: 1.95

SUBMITTER: Zhang R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9368484 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature