Risk and Resilience Factors Associated with Frequency of School-Based Health Center Use

Autor/inn/en	Soleimanpour, Samira; Geierstanger, Sara; Lucas, Ruby; Ng, Sandy; Ferrey, Ignacio
Titel	Risk and Resilience Factors Associated with Frequency of School-Based Health Center Use
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 92 (2022) 7, S.702-710 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Soleimanpour, Samira)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/josh.13176
Schlagwörter	School Health Services; Access to Health Care; Student Characteristics; Incidence; Health Needs; Adolescents; Urban Schools; Mental Health; Suicide; Sexuality; Victims; Psychological Patterns; At Risk Students; Resilience (Psychology) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schuleingangsuntersuchung; Vorkommen; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Psychohygiene; Selbstmord; Sexualität; Victim; Opfer
Abstract	Background: School-based health centers (SBHCs) provide health care to vulnerable youth. The purpose of the study was to identify characteristics of youth who use SBHCs with the highest frequency to understand their health needs and receipt of health services. Methods: This study examined cross-sectional survey data from adolescents in 3 urban school districts (n = 2641) to identify the characteristics of youth who use SBHCs with high frequency (10+ visits). Analyses included calculations of simple frequencies and percentages, chi-square tests of significance and multivariate regression. Results: High-frequency SBHC users were more likely to have seriously considered attempting suicide (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 3.2), be sexually active (AOR: 6.8), and have been victimized at school (AOR: 2.2) compared to their peers who did not use the SBHC. High-frequency SBHC users were also significantly more likely than their peers to report "always" getting mental health (AOR: 7.0) and sexual health (AOR: 6.6) care when needed, and having talked with a health care provider about their moods/feelings (AOR: 3.1) and how school is going (AOR: 3.2) in the past year. Conclusions: These findings hold important relevance to demonstrating the value of SBHCs in increasing vulnerable youth's access to health care, particularly in urban settings. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01