College drinking and sexual health behaviors at a rural northeastern institution: Implications for tailored multilevel intervention.

IF 1.6 4区医学 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Journal of American College Health Pub Date : 2025-02-07 DOI:10.1080/07448481.2025.2461607

Patricia A Goodhines, Krutika Rathod, Liliana L Herakova, Leah Cingranelli

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Abstract

Objective: College students experience elevated rates of alcohol and sexual risk behaviors, but underrepresentation of rural institutions precludes tailored intervention. This study characterizes prevalence and short-term alcohol-sex risk at a rural institution.

Participants: Undergraduates at a rural northeastern university.

Method: Online health behavior surveys at Time 1 (T1; N = 327) and Time 2 (T2; n = 150, M_interval=34 ± 7 days).

Results: 75% reported lifetime, 73% past-year, and 65% past-month drinking at T1. Despite past-month sexual risk behavior (48% without barrier, 31% under influence of alcohol/drugs, 12% without querying STI status), only 23% endorsed past-year STI testing. Drinking students were more likely than non-drinking peers to endorse all sexual risk behaviors. T1 drinking was associated with T2 sex, sex under the influence of alcohol/drugs, and unprotected sex.

Conclusions: College drinking predicted short-term sexual risk behaviors at this rural institution, suggesting potential unique risk mechanisms. Findings may inform multilevel, culture-centered intervention for students attending rural universities.

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Journal of American College Health Multiple-

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5.40

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12.50%

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388

期刊介绍： Binge drinking, campus violence, eating disorders, sexual harassment: Today"s college students face challenges their parents never imagined. The Journal of American College Health, the only scholarly publication devoted entirely to college students" health, focuses on these issues, as well as use of tobacco and other drugs, sexual habits, psychological problems, and guns on campus, as well as the students... Published in cooperation with the American College Health Association, the Journal of American College Health is a must read for physicians, nurses, health educators, and administrators who are involved with students every day.